The first phase of the pilot study, which was funded by the Scottish Government and co-ordinated by the Scottish Agricultural Organisation Society (SAOS), involved 209 farms, six marts and three abattoirs.
Initial findings of Scottish research into the implementation of electronic identification (EID) of sheep have confirmed what most farmers suspected – that the technology is seriously flawed.
The first phase of the pilot study, which was funded by the Scottish Government and co-ordinated by the Scottish Agricultural Organisation Society (SAOS), involved 209 farms, six marts and three abattoirs.