Foot-and-mouth disease scare prompted the UK to review pig identification rules
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Last Update: 2002-07-04
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Lead: London, July 2 (Reuters) - Britain has announced that it is reviewing the original rules for identification of pigs The reason is that the pig involved in a recent FMD scare has yet to find its source The alert came on June 20, when a blistered sick pig was found at a slaughterhouse in the southeast of the UK, raising fears that the foot-and-mouth disease disaster that cost the British public and individuals 8 billion pounds last year was back Despite negative FMD tests on the samples, authorities are still looking for the pig's breeders, who fear that in the event of a new crisis, the situation will soon lose control as it did last year Elliot Morley, the UK's animal health minister, said he was concerned about the number of pigs whose identification marks could not be found "For pigs transported from feedlots to slaughterhouses, we need to significantly improve the technology of tracking and identifying them to ensure that the risk of disease is minimized." He said A spokeswoman for the Department of environment, food and Rural Affairs (Defra) told Reuters that authorities had narrowed the range of breeders tracking the sick pig to 17 farms Once detected, they will face legal sanctions because they fail to put identification marks on their livestock The review of identification rules focuses on legislative management, including identification requirements for pigs, supporting documents for livestock movement, and preservation of farm records.
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