Getting bogged down on re-tagging of sheep

Q&AJames Murphy

Since 2009, Ireland has been exempted from the EU’s electronic identification (EID) for sheep under one year and intended for slaughter in Ireland, allowing them go to the mart or factory with one tag in the left ear, as before.

Now, rules are being tightened, with all sheep born since 2009 required to retain one identity for life, recorded accurately on movement documentation.