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Quick answer: keep in order your registration with the relevant authority, the holding register or animal log, the health plan signed by your vet, records of treatments, cleaning, pest control and feed purchases, and animal movement documents. Requirements vary by species and region.
Usual documents
- Registration as a livestock holding or registered animal facility.
- Animal register or log (arrivals, departures, movements).
- Health plan and vet visits.
- Record of treatments and veterinary prescriptions.
- Cleaning, disinfection and pest-control records.
- Feed invoices and batch numbers.
How to organise it
- One folder per type of record.
- An up-to-date digital copy.
- A quarterly check that everything is up to date.
- A designated person in charge.
General information. Check with the relevant authority and your farm vet.