§ Mr. DrewTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many cases there have been of cattle being barred from entry into the cull process because of lack of birth details. [40397]
§ Mr. RookerThere are no recorded cases of animals being barred from the scheme because of lack of birth details. Male animals are accepted on the basis of the evidence of the national administrative document (CID or CCD). The age of female animals, in cases where documentary evidence is not available or is inconclusive, is determined by dentition checks, the existence of more than two permanent incisors indicating an animal over thirty months old.