ANIMAL TRACING
April 1st, 2004
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A NEW electronic European Union (EU) livestock tracing system will hold data on the movement of animals across the entire EU. The TRACES system will cost Euro 2.2 million to rollout this year, and replaces the existing ANIMO and SHIFT computer systems. It will reduce their administrative duplication and enable livestock to be traced during outbreaks of contagious illnesses.
A NEW electronic European Union (EU) livestock tracing system will hold data on the movement of animals across the entire EU. The TRACES system will cost Euro 2.2 million to rollout this year, and replaces the existing ANIMO and SHIFT computer systems. It will reduce their administrative duplication and enable livestock to be traced during outbreaks of contagious illnesses.
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