DAERA extends switchover date for new livestock identification tags

‘XI' prefix tags can be used on newborn cattle, sheep, and goats from 30 June 2025

Rachael Brown
Chief Reporter
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DAERA extends switchover date for new livestock identification tags

DAERA has extended the switchover date for ‘UK' to ‘XI' prefix livestock tags to 30 June 2025, after Ulster Farmers' Union warned the department to manage the change 'with caution', stressing that clear...

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