Important Deadline to apply for a passport You must register the calf within 27 days of birth. Applications received after this time will be refused. Cattle Tracing System (CTS) Online Tips to receive your CTS Online is the easiest way to apply for cattle passports. Your passport quicker information is checked before you submit it to reduce the risk of errors. To register for this free service email Ear tag [email protected] You must double tag your calf Submitting your before applying for a cattle application form passport. If you have any issues Paper forms should be sent to: please contact BCMS to discuss. British Cattle Movement Service PO Box 301 Breed SHEFFIELD You need to go along the S95 1AB bloodline of the sire to determine If you do not want to receive paper the breed. The official breed code application forms please let us list is available on GOV.UK know. Self Service Line Commonly confused You can also apply for a cattle passport using our Self Service breed codes Line, an automated phone line Use BRB or BRBX for British open 24 hours a day, 7 days a Blue or British Blue Cross. week. Call 0345 011 1212, or Dam The Belgian Blue breed 0345 011 1213 for the Welsh code is no longer used. language line. The dam must: • be registered on the Cattle State LIM or LIMX for Errors on application forms Tracing System as female Limousin or Limousin Cross. Any error must be corrected • be alive at the time of calving should be stated before the passport is produced. • have a valid calving interval as one of: After this, the passport will need • Shorthorn (DS), to be returned. If you realise Under normal circumstances the immediately that a mistake has genetic dam will be the natural • Shorthorn (BSH) been made, call us to ensure this mother of the calf. • Whitebred Shorthorn (WS) is dealt with promptly. Add ‘X’ to the breed code if In the case of embryo transfer Passport not received the genetic dam will be the it is a cross-bred animal. You should receive your passport animal from where the embryo within 14 days of applying. If you originated, and should be haven’t, contact BCMS as soon as stated as Embryo Trans on your Sire possible. If BCMS are not notified application. The surrogate dam You can enter the ear-tag number within 6 weeks of the passport is the animal that gave birth to if you have the information. If you being issued, a £20 replacement fee the calf and the ear-tag number only have a name and wish this to will be charged. Please check your should be entered. This is the appear on the passport, please passport as soon as you receive it to only circumstance where the enter no more than 14 letters. make sure all the animal details are surrogate dam details should be correct. If any details are incorrect, completed. please return it for amendment.

BCMS Helpline: 0345 050 1234 (English) / 0345 050 3456 (Welsh) Email: [email protected]