Back in July, Defra launched a consultation which paves the way for the introduction of a new sheep database and reporting system in England in spring 2014.
For NFU members, the key points include:
- Proposals to remove the non-electronic batch slaughter tag.
- Proposals to reduce the amount of time allowed for keepers to submit movement documents if using electronic channels.
- Potential to allow injectable EID transponders.
The consultation poses 12 questions which are addressed by a draft NFU response here.
Any feedback or responses should be emailed to cGV0ZXIuZ2FyYnV0dEBuZnUub3JnLnVr by this Friday (September132013) to allow us to co-ordinate an overall NFU response.
For the full Defra document, including an impact assesment, click here. For ADAS research on injectable transponders for EID, click here.