SCHEDULE 4GOATS
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.