Auctioneers welcome call for sheep database

The Livestock Auctioneers Association has welcomed the support given by the National Sheep Association for a movement database for sheep.“The present system is out of date and following the introduction of EID tags we are now in a position to provide a high quality and accurate database that can replace the existing paper movement recording process, which is inefficient and arguably not fit for purpose”, said Chris Dodds, Executive Secretary of the Livestock Auctioneers Association. All livestock keepers are required to keep records of all their livestock movements to ensure that