Organisation: Animal Identification and Movement

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

Surprise for herdowners who found their cattle were ‘trade suspended’ at marts

Recent cases where herd owners presented cattle for sale at marts only to find their cattle are ‘trade suspended’ by the Animal Identification and Movement (AIM) System have been highlighted by mart co-ops.

Thu, 12 Jan, 2017

Only about 1% of Irish herd keepers have electronic identification tagging for cattle

The Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS) has called for mandatory electronic identification tagging (EID) of cattle in Ireland - despite only about 1% of current herd keepers opting for EID, which the Department of Agriculture already provides for in its current contract for supply of bovine tags.

Thu, 17 Dec, 2015

New deal needed on CAP income

“The defence of our CAP funding remains at the core of the Irish Government’s stance in our negotiations on the seven-year EU budget,” said Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney recently.

Thu, 22 Nov, 2012

Agents can be nominated to register newborn calves electronically

FARMERS can now nominate an agent to act on their behalf in the electronic registration of newborn calves.

Wed, 07 Sep, 2011

Scour accounts for over half of all mortality rates in newborn calves

ALMOST 70,000 calves die between birth and six weeks of age and a further 42,500 are stillborn, according to official figures from the Department of Agriculture.

Wed, 06 Jan, 2010