Livestock Transport Standards
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Red Tractor Assurance for Livestock Transport (Cattle, Sheep and Pigs) Scheme Standards delivers assured food safety, animal welfare, hygiene, environmental protection through every part of the food chain.
The Standards provide clear and credible assurance for all and should be read in conjunction with the Member Rules which all members are bound by.
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Key – Those standards which have greater significance (all other standards are normal)
Recommendation – Those which do not affect certification
New – A completely new standard which the member must now adhere to
Revised – A standard that has changed and requires the member to take some different or additional action to before
Upgraded – The standard has been upgraded to a Key standard or from a Recommendation to a full standard
Appendix – Referenced in ‘How you will be measured’. Indicates that additional information is provided in the Appendices, which are available at the end of each section.
TP.TI.1 Key
During transport, livestock must be accompanied by relevant, completed documentation
How you will be measured
- Documentation may include animal transport certificates (or equivalent e.g. movement licenses, site declarations, food chain information for slaughter stock)
- The documentation details:
- origin and ownership of animals
- place of departure (CPH, Herd/ Flock number in Northern Ireland, address)
- date and time of loading of the first animal
- the destination and the expected journey duration
- species and type of animals (e.g. in-calf heifers)
- arrival date and time of unloading of the last animal
- the number of livestock transported and relevant animal identifiers
- name of person responsible for the journey
Movement documents held during transport
TP.TI.2 Key
A record of all movements undertaken must be kept
How you will be measured
- Either copies of the transport certificates (or equivalent) are kept, or the information required in TI.1 (excluding animal identifiers) is copied into a book (or electronic equivalent)
- The record is available for 3 years
Copies of movement document/ transport log
More Standards
Download Livestock Transport (cattle, sheep and pigs) Standards Manual
Red Tractor Assurance for Livestock Transport (Cattle, Sheep and Pigs) Scheme Standards delivers assured food safety, animal welfare, hygiene, environmental protection through every part of the food chain.
The Standards provide clear and credible assurance for all and should be read in conjunction with the Member Rules which all members are bound by.
