Better biosecurity rules would make electronic sheep and goat tagging unnecessary: WoolProducers

Industry body WoolProducers says if state governments had more cohesive biosecurity rules, they wouldn't need to consider making expensive electronic ear tags compulsory. The Victorian government's tender for between 40,000 and 10 million radio frequency identification tags closed a fortnight ago, after a state government report recommended electronic identification tagging for sheep and goats. "If we could get a commitment from all states to implement the national business rules consistently across Australia, that straight away would increase traceability, if it was followed up with enforcement and compliance. If we could get a commitment from all states to implement the national business rules consistently across Australia, that straight away would increase traceability.