Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 28 September 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion

Mr. John Carroll:

No. As I understand it, the herd number is going to be the basis of this. I have not heard any different. We call it the herd number and there may be some slight misinformation in this regard. A farmer who may be totally in grain has a number called a herd number or an official number like the herd number. Therefore, while we call it a herd number, a farmer that is not farming stock or cattle would have a number like the herd number. That may be where there is some slight difference in the technical name for the herd number. Perhaps Mr. Doyle would also like to comment on that. As I understand it, it is the herd number that will be used.