Hi shetland...what do you mean? problems ...
Emma x
i thought there were traceabilty issues. but im very probably wrong. it could be we have a picky slaughterhouse up here.
Traceability....as follows!!
Lamb born on holding and given eartag (or two)with unique identity which is recorded in movement records along with dams no.......moves to another holding.....at the moment ok as uniquely identified negating the need for another tag!.....simple!
However if not uniquely identified....ie just the UK number but not an individual number with it, you can find which flock it came from but not when nor who its dam was nor its precise DOB......so up until EID comes in it has to have an extra tag added!
When EID comes in each animal will HAVE to have a unique identifier.....its on the chip!
Hope that helps.....a bit! Its bloomin confuddling