For now, the European Commission will not require the identification of cattle with electronic devices

In the territory of the EU, identifying cattle with electronic devices is a voluntary practice and, according to the latest statements from the European Commission, this will continue to be the case. However, it is also indicated that using these systems would help “rationalize traceability processes.” How does management improve? Electronic livestock identification systems are nothing more than the application of a well-known technology (IoT, in our language the Internet of Things) to animals. According to the European Commission, it automates the records that cattle operators must carry out and streamlines the management of direct payments to farmers, but the majority of EU member states consider, the Commission points out, that the current regulations – which do not forces us to use these systems - that is enough. Survey Currently, in 20 of the 27 EU member states, electronic identification of cattle is voluntary and in half of these twenty farmers using the system are less ...