National Beef Association
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Press Release - BCMS Notification - Don't Get Caught Out

6th November 2009

Region: National

Did you know that discrepancies found at your Cattle Identification Inspection can affect your SPS payment?

Over 60% of discrepancies found each year at Cattle Identification Inspections (CII) are due to the following reasons.

  • Movements are not reported to BCMS within three days.

  • Passports for dead animals are not returned to BCMS within seven days to report the death.

  • Farm records have missing or inaccurate information.

These reasons, along with other discrepancies found at inspection, mean many farmers have reductions applied to their payments.

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