What is the Welsh Government's assessment of EID Cymru, the electronic sheep and goat movement recording system for Wales?
EIDCymru represents a significant investment by the Welsh Government to provide Wales with a modern and robust movement reporting and traceability system for sheep and goats. It provides another safeguard against the scale and significant cost of diseases of the type we faced in 2001 with the foot and mouth disease outbreak and contributes to the modernisation of the industry.
It has been well received by the industry since its launch on 18 January 2016 and continues to operate effectively. All active livestock markets, abattoirs, collection centres and assembly centres in Wales are reporting moves electronically to EIDCymru and over 2500 users have registered on the system.