The Russian Ministry of Agriculture has proposed moving the date for registering sheep and goats a year earlier

Published Nov 18, 2024

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The Russian Ministry of Agriculture has proposed advancing the deadline for mandatory registration of small cattle by a year, from September 1, 2026, to September 1, 2025, as outlined in Government Resolution No. 550. This initiative aims to enhance traceability and disease identification due to changes in the epizootic situation and involves shifting from group to individual marking of sheep and goats. A government resolution on this proposal is anticipated to be approved and published by the end of the year, according to Maria Novikova, Director of the Veterinary Department.

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Government Resolution No. 550 sets the deadline for mandatory registration of farm animals. For small cattle, it is September 1, 2026. However, the Russian Ministry of Agriculture has proposed moving the registration date up a year. “The biggest planned change is changing the registration deadlines for certain types of animals, in particular small cattle,” commented Maria Novikova, Director of the Veterinary Department of the Russian Ministry of Agriculture. It is proposed to move the deadline from September 1, 2026 to September 1, 2025. According to Maria Novikova, a government resolution on this matter has already been prepared. It is planned to approve it before the end of the year. “We are currently working on individual specific issues and plan that this government resolution will be published this year,” the head of the department emphasized. In addition, it is also planned to change the method of marking sheep and goats ...

Source: Milknews