SHEEP

New year means new tagging requirements

THE new year will mark another important milestone in Victoria’s transition to an electronic National Livestock Identification System (NLIS).

Staff writer
 Victoria is kicking goals with its NLIS electronic ID for sheep and lambs. Picture Mark Saunders.

Victoria is kicking goals with its NLIS electronic ID for sheep and lambs. Picture Mark Saunders.

From 1 January 2019, all sheep and non-exempt goats introduced from interstate and born on or after this date, must be tagged with an electronic post-breeder tag before being dispatched from a Victorian...

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