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When you register a calf after it is born, you need to enter the correct breed code on the application.

If you need a code for a breed that is not on this list, contact the British Cattle Movement Service (BCMS).

Cattle Tracing System (CTS) breed code list

This list replaces the version in the Cattle Keepers Handbook.

Description	Breed
Aberdeen Angus	AA
Aberdeen Angus Cross	AAX
Abondance	AB
Abondance Cross	ABX
Australian Lowline	ALL
Australian Lowline Cross	ALLX
Angler Rotvieh	AR
Angler Rotvieh Cross	ARX
Ankole	AN
Ankole Cross	ANX
Armoricaine	AM
Armoricaine Cross	AMX
Aubrac	AU
Aubrac Cross	AUX
Ayrshire	AY
Ayrshire Cross	AYX
Baltata Romaneasca	BRO
Bazadaise	BAZ
Bazadaise Cross	BAZX
Beefalo	BEL
Beef Shorthorn	BSH
Beef Shorthorn Cross	BSHX
Belted Galloway	BG
Belted Galloway Cross	BGX
Belted Welsh Black	BWB
Belted Welsh Black Cross	BWBX
Bison	BI
Blonde DAquitaine	BA
Blonde DAquitaine Cross	BAX
Blue Albion	BAL
Blue Albion Cross	BALX
Blue Grey	BLG
Blue Grey Cross	BLGX
Brahman	BR
Brahman Cross	BRX
Bretonne Pie-Noire	BP
Bretonne Pie-Noire Cross	BPX
British Blue	BRB
British Blue Cross	BRBX
British Friesian	BF
British Friesian Cross	BFX
British White	BW
British White Cross	BWX
Brown Swiss	BS
Brown Swiss Cross	BSX
Charolais	CH
Charolais Cross	CHX
Chianina	CHI
Chianina Cross	CHIX
Chillingham	CHL
Chillingham Cross	CHLX
Cross Breed Beef	CB
Cross Breed Dairy	CD
Coloured Welsh	CW
Coloured Welsh Cross	CWX
Danish Red	DR
Danish Red Cross	DRX
Dairy Shorthorn	DS
Dairy Shorthorn Cross	DSX
Devon	DEV
Devon Cross	DEVX
Dexter	DEX
Dexter Cross	DEXX
Dwarf Zebu	DZE
East Finnish Brown	EFB
East Finnish Brown Cross	EFBX
Estonian Red	ER
Estonian Red Cross	ERX
Flekvieh	FKV
Flekvieh Cross	FKVX
Frisona Espagnola	FE
Frisona Espagnola Cross	FEX
Gasconne	GAS
Gasconne Cross	GASX
Galloway	GA
Galloway Cross	GAX
Gelbvieh	GE
Gelbvieh Cross	GEX
Gloucester	GL
Gloucester Cross	GLX
Groninger Blaarkop	GB
Groninger Blaarkop Cross	GBX
Guernsey	GU
Guernsey Cross	GUX
Heck	HK
Heck Cross	HKX
Hereford	HE
Hereford Cross	HEX
Highland	HI
Highland Cross	HIX
Holstein	HO
Holstein Cross	HOX
Holstein Friesian	HF
Holstein Friesian Cross	HFX
Hungarian Steppe	HS
Hungarian Steppe Cross	HSX
INRA95	INRA
INRA95 Cross	INRAX
Irish Moiled	IM
Irish Moiled Cross	IMX
Jersey	JE
Jersey Cross	JEX
Kerry	KE
Kerry Cross	KEX
Lakenvelder	LV
Lakenvelder Cross	LVX
Limousin	LIM
Limousin Cross	LIMX
Lincoln Red	LR
Lincoln Red Cross	LRX
Longhorn	LH
Longhorn Cross	LHX
Luing	LU
Luing Cross	LUX
Maine Anjou	MA
Maine Anjou Cross	MAX
Maraichine	MAC
Maraichine Cross	MACX
Marchigiana	MAR
Marchigiana Cross	MARX
Meuse Rhine Issel	MRI
Meuse Rhine Issel Cross	MRIX
Montbeliarde	MO
Montbeliarde Cross	MOX
Murray Grey	MG
Murray Grey Cross	MGX
Normande	NO
Normande Cross	NOX
Northern Dairy Shorthorn	NDS
Northern Dairy Shorthorn Cross	NDSX
Norwegian Red	NR
Norwegian Red Cross	NRX
Other Dairy	OD
Parthenais	PA
Parthenais Cross	PAX
Piemontese	PI
Piemontese Cross	PIX
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