SCHEDULE 4GOATS

Regulations 2 and 3(a)

PART IPart I of this Schedule specifies permitted procedures which may be performed by a lay person in relation to goats

Identification procedures1

1

Ear notching;

2

Ear tagging;

3

Microchipping;

4

Tattooing;

5

Other methods of identification involving a prohibited procedure required by law and not restricted to being undertaken by a veterinary surgeon.

Procedures for the control of reproduction2

1

Castration;

2

Implantation of a subcutaneous contraceptive.

Other management procedures3

1

Disbudding.

PART IIPart II specifies any additional conditions for a procedure

Castration4

When the method used is the application of a rubber ring or other device to constrict the flow of blood to the scrotum, the procedure shall only be carried out on an animal aged not more than 7 days or by any other means before the age of two months.

Implantation of a subcutaneous contraceptive5

1

The procedure may not be carried out on a farmed animal;

2

The procedure shall only be carried out as part of a conservation breeding programme.