4 options to register a calf - which do you use?

1. ICBF - triplicate book

This method has plenty of room for human error and turn around time can be over a week. The farmer fills in the book, posts away the white copy of the form, 1-2 days before it arrives for processing, 1 day to procecss in the DAFM, potential error then returned to farmer via post, another 1-2 days, correction sent back in 1-2 days in post again, blue card issued. Potential minimum of 7 business days before blue card received.

2. Department of Ag Food & Marine

DAFM white card which is similar process to option 1 but can be posted off 1 at a time if wanted rather than filling the 10 spaces on the ICBF triplicate form. Note there is no obligation to fill the ICBF form before sending it away.