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Livestock Traffic Ordinance Number

is the number entered in the HIT according to ViehVkehrsVerOrdnung (ViehVerkV) which is counted as the location of a holding.

Example: 276 05 766 044 xxxx

276 | Federal Republic of Germany
05 | Federal state
766 | Government district (7) and county (66)
044 | Municipality, City
xxxx | Identification number of the establishment