§ Mr. MorleyTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what numbers of sheep consigned for export during(a) July, (b) August and (c) September were identified using a mark issued by the local divisional veterinary manager. [1984]
§ Mrs. Browning[holding answer 4 November 1996]: Figures collated from the computerised animal movements—Animo—database indicated that 68,967, 83,628 and 43,405 sheep were certified for export to other EU member states in July, August and September 1996 respectively. The Sheep and Goats (Records, Identification and Movement) Order 1996 lays down rules for the marking and identification of exported sheep. The flockmark part of the identification mark of each animal would have been allocated by the divisional veterinary manager, but the full identification mark would have included an individual animal number which was not.