The ovine and caprine ear tag
Each ovine and caprine animal is identified with a unique number by means of two ear tags. Each ear tag bears the following information:
- The two-letter country code for Malta – MT;
- The Maltese logo;
- A bar code;
- A seven-digit number, of which the seventh digit is a check number.
| Female
side of small ruminant ear tag |
Male
side of small ruminant ear tag |
|---|
The ovine/caprine
holding register
Since the
Maltese National Livestock Database contains all the information requested in
Section B of the Annex to Council Regulation (EC) No. 21/2004 establishing a
system for the identification and registration of ovine and caprine animals and
amending Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 and Directives 92/102/EEC and 64/432/EC
and is thus fully operational, the Veterinary Regulation Directorate is abiding
with the derogation as in Article 5 (4) of the same Regulation exempting
producers from keeping a holding register for ovine and caprine.