Mandatory marking of deer will allow the development of reindeer husbandry in the Russian Federation

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Published Mar 1, 2024

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A new system for mandatory marking of deer at reindeer herding enterprises in Russia has been introduced, aimed at improving record keeping and market volume predictions for meat, skins, and antlers. The system, which assigns a unique identifier to each animal or group, was implemented in March 2024 and is expected to be fully operational at herding enterprises by September 2025 and at private farms by September 2026. Despite the cost being shouldered by the owners, the system is seen as a positive step for the industry, helping to distinguish between reindeer ethnic farmsteads and commercial enterprises, and enabling targeted support.

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Mandatory marking of deer bred at reindeer herding enterprises will allow not only to keep records of them, but also to predict the volumes of meat coming to markets, reindeer skins and antlers valuable for pharmaceuticals, as well as to separate reindeer ethnic farmsteads from full-fledged commercial enterprises. This will contribute to the development of reindeer husbandry in Russia, experts, scientists and representatives of indigenous minorities (IPN) expressed this opinion to TASS. Mandatory labeling and registration of farm animals has been introduced in Russia since September 2023. On March 1, 2024, these requirements came into force and affected large and small cattle, poultry, pigs, horses, camels, deer, rabbits, bees and fur-bearing animals. The marking gives an animal or group of animals a unique identifier that is valid for life. According to Rosstat, in 2022 there were about 1.6 million deer in the Russian Federation, most of the domestic reindeer population is ...

Source: Kvedomosti