The Brazilian cattle tracking system, SISBOV, has introduced new rules which came into force on September 12.

In the old system, cattle inspection took place only when breeders wanted to add animals to the national SISBOV database. The new system requires that the certifying company inspects each property every six months and, if the animals are confined, inspection is due every 60 days. Breeders must have a special book in which they record all the different materials used on the farm such as fertilisers, animal feed components as well as any medicine given to their cattle.

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