Information (department of Prevention and Identification)

Identification of farm animals

Identification of farm animals — a procedure for registering animals, including assigning an individual number to animals by using products (means) for identification, branding, including information about a farm animal in the database and issuing a veterinary passport;

Farm animals located on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan are subject to identification by the method specified in paragraph 9 of these Rules.

Young farm animals are identified no later than fourteen working days from the day they reach the following age:

calves, lambs, kids, camels — after seven days from the date of birth;

foals — from the age of four months (when chipping), after seven days from the date of birth (when chipping);

young one-hoofed animals (donkeys, mules, ponies, zebra, kulan and other animals) — from the age of four months (when branding), after seven days from the date of birth (when chipping).

Planning and implementation of veterinary measures against especially dangerous animal diseases

Veterinary measures against especially dangerous animal diseases are carried out:

1. on the territory of veterinary and sanitary welfare in order to prevent the occurrence of diseases and food poisoning of animals, including diseases common to animals and humans, to ensure that the keeping of animals, products and raw materials of animal origin, veterinary drugs, feed and feed additives with the requirements of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of veterinary medicine.
2. in an epizootic focus and an unfavorable point, including a surveillance zone, a buffer zone in order to eliminate and prevent the spread of especially dangerous animal diseases, including restrictive measures or quarantine.
3. Veterinary measures (prevention, diagnosis, elimination) against especially dangerous diseases are carried out for diseases included in the List of especially dangerous animal diseases, the prevention, diagnosis and elimination of which are carried out at the expense of budgetary funds (hereinafter referred to as the List), approved by order of the Minister of Agriculture of the Republic Kazakhstan dated October 30, 2014 No. 7-1 / 559 "On Approval of Regulatory Legal Acts in the Field of Veterinary Medicine" (registered in the Register of State Registration of Regulatory Legal Acts No. 9891) (hereinafter — the Order).