Heightened biosecurity alerts prompts calls for EIDs in sheep

Kristen Frost
Updated July 4 2022 - 11:02pm, first published June 7 2022 - 1:00pm
TRACEABILITY: Sheep Producers Australia CEO Bonnie Skinner said the rapid and reliable tracing of sheep and goats plays a significant part in emergency disease response.
TRACEABILITY: Sheep Producers Australia CEO Bonnie Skinner said the rapid and reliable tracing of sheep and goats plays a significant part in emergency disease response.

The heightened risk of emergency animal disease entering Australian shores has reignited the debate for mandatory electronic identification tags in sheep.

Kristen Frost

Kristen Frost

National Sheep and Wool Writer

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