Holding Numbers

[Tourmak]

Hi,

First time poster looking for some information on holding numbers and Herd/Flock Numbers.

If I was a mixed farmer (Sheep Cattle) in England and I have a CPH holding number. Do you then get a separate flock number to Id your sheep and Herd Number to Identify your Cattle or are they the same? Just wondering what goes on the tags of each animal. Is this the same for each UK region too?

Sorry for the simple question here.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

They are both the same herd number for your sheep and cattle

 

[Tourmak]

They are both the same herd number for your sheep and cattle

Thank you for the response. Have the cattle and sheep with the same herd number diffident identifier numbers then?

 

[AftonShepherd]

Thank you for the response. Have the cattle and sheep with the same herd number diffident identifier numbers then?

Sheep start at 00001, and don't have the check digit like cattle

 

[Agrivator]

Thank you for the response. Have the cattle and sheep with the same herd number diffident identifier numbers then?

Yes, they both start at 1, although if and when we get Electronic tags for cattle, they might have a different numbering system. But it seems that electronic tagging in cattle is still problematic- it's been put back for yet another year- according to my tag supplier.

 

[Tourmak]

Yes, they both start at 1, although if and when we get Electronic tags for cattle, they might have a different numbering system. But it seems that electronic tagging in cattle is still problematic- it's been put back for yet another year- according to my tag supplier.

Thanks a lot for the response. Just to be clear if you were ordering tags for both your Sheep and Cattle the same Herd number would be applicable to both and the same on the tag? What I am trying to understand is if the Sheep have a separate way of being identified on the EID Tag or if there is a different identifier number on the EID for sheep.

 

[Fendt516profi]

Our sheep tags are uk0126 our cattle tags are uk126

 

[JP1]

They are both the same herd number for your sheep and cattle

I have two holding numbers

Each holding has a separate herd number for tagging calves

The sheep have a flock number for one holding only

Thus as far as APHA are concerned two holdings ; three separate herd / flock numbers

 

[Pan mixer]

We have one herd/flock number for the sheep and cattle, pigs are different possibly because the tattoo would be too long to shoulder slap.

Same CPH number for all of them though.

 

[Tourmak]

Thanks everyone for the responses

 

[Tim G]

Just to throw a fly in the ointment, I have one holding number but cattle herd number and sheep flock number are different.......

 

[JP1]

Just to throw a fly in the ointment, I have one holding number but cattle herd number and sheep flock number are different.......

Mine would be like that if I didn't have a second holding with a separate herd number - maybe it's a Suffolk thing !