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LIS: The next step in improving sheep traceability data
While you’re buying your breeding stock or replacements at market this month, would you consider doing your sheep movement reporting online?
The Livestock Information Service (LIS) aims to make the process quicker, more efficient and reliable, while ensuring compliance with statutory requirements and keep your holding register up to date.
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October is one of the busiest months at markets for buying next year’s breeding stock, with around 80,000 sheep movements being reported in England alone – that’s a lot of paperwork!
Did you know that when you’re buying sheep at market, you can use LIS to accept the move onto your holding without having to post a copy of your on-movement LIS-1 document?
How it works
Once the market has processed the sale and generated the movement on their system, you’ll receive a notification on your LIS account with a prompt to accept or reject the move. You then follow the following 3 steps:
- Log in to your LIS account
- Check the movement details are correct
- Accept the movement onto your holding
It’s a quick and straightforward way to keep your movement records up to date, as well as your digital holding register.
Why use the digital service?
Using LIS can save you time, save on postage costs and reduce the amount of paperwork involved when buying sheep at market.
There’s no need to find a stamp, address an envelope or remember to post your documents within the allocated timeframe.
More importantly, by checking and accepting the movement online, you can help ensure that the movement onto your holding is recorded correctly and as quickly as possible to support disease control.
Helena Parker-Wright, a sheep farmer from Norfolk, explains how she uses LIS: “Reducing the need for paper records is the way forward. You haven’t got to worry about sending your paperwork in and doing so within a certain amount of time.
“You go online, record the movement and it’s done. There’s no risk of losing records or forgetting about paperwork.”
When are paper movement documents still required?
There are still many instances where paper documents are still required to accompany the animal, this is because not everyone uses the digital system yet.
The LIS-1 form is still required to accompany the animal in transport and through markets when selling.
It is necessary for certain record keeping purposes and traceability requirements. You can however print off the digital form after submission on LIS.
What’s the LIS sign up process?
Before you can use LIS you must first be registered as a Keeper of Livestock with APHA and have obtained a County Parish Holding (CPH) number.
To create your account, you will need to have your County Parish Holding (CPH) number and associated email address to hand (verification is required).
Once your account is set up, the first step is to upload your animals onto your holding register, which can be done manually, by uploading a CSV file or by connecting an EID reader.
Find out more and watch a step-by-step video on How To Sign Up To LIS on our Support page.
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Livestock Information Ltd is a technology delivery partner providing statutory reporting services for Defra. The core service is the Livestock Information Service (LIS) for reporting movements of sheep, goat and deer in England.