Interstate exhibitors do not need EID tags to show at ASWS

Kristen Frost
Updated June 19 2018 - 11:13pm, first published June 15 2018 - 1:30pm
Victorian Agriculture Minister Jaala Pulford announced the decision in 2016, saying the visual mob based system was not strong enough to bear a biosecurity threat like an outbreak of foot and mouth disease or food safety incident.
Victorian Agriculture Minister Jaala Pulford announced the decision in 2016, saying the visual mob based system was not strong enough to bear a biosecurity threat like an outbreak of foot and mouth disease or food safety incident.

Interstate sheep producers showing at the Australian Sheep and Wool Show (ASWS), may be wondering if electronic identification (EID) National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) (sheep) tags are mandatory when showing their stock in Victoria.

Kristen Frost

Kristen Frost

National Sheep and Wool Writer

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