Download or read book Identifying and Tracking Livestock in England written by Great Britain. National Audit Office and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Livestock identification and tracking systems in England cost government and the livestock industry around £55 million a year (just over £2 an animal). These methods seek to safeguard human and animal health, assist control of farming subsidies and improve the industry's commercial performance, as well as contributing to DEFRA's strategy developed in response to the independent inquiries into the foot and mouth disease outbreak in 2001. This NAO report examines the progress made by DEFRA in implementing livestock identification and tracking in England for the most commercially important livestock species - cattle, sheep and pigs. Findings include that although initial objectives have been achieved, more can be done to realise other potential benefits from the systems and reduce costs. There are several factors which limit the maximisation of its potential contribution, including the lower use of online reporting rather than postal methods with one fifth of cattle movements notified late; and incomplete or inaccurate data recording. DEFRA's plans for updating its identification and tracking systems are ambitious, but risks are being actively managed. Recommendations made include: promoting electronic methods of reporting, setting targets for improving data recording, and working with the industry to reduce errors in the information sent in by farmers.
Download or read book Identifying and Tracking Livestock in England written by Great Britain. Parliament House of Commons. Committee of Public Accounts and published by . This book was released on 2004-07-06 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In England, the Government spends £30 million each year on livestock identification and tracking systems, covering the birth, movement and death of cattle, sheep and pigs, in order to meet domestic and EU requirements to safeguard human and animal health, to assist in the control of farming subsidies and to improve the industry's commercial performance. Following on from a NAO report (HCP 1144, session 2002-03; ISBN 0102923574) published in November 2003, the Committee's report examines the progress made by DEFRA towards implementing livestock identification and tracking. Issues discussed include: weaknesses in the Cattle Tracing System and the Animal Movements Licensing System, efficacy in disease control, electronic notification, and sharing the benefits and costs of tracking systems in EU member states. Conclusions drawn include: the Cattle Tracing System was developed in haste, has suffered from serious technical difficulties, and is more expensive and less efficient that systems used in other EU member states; making markets responsible for reporting animal movements would reduce anomalies and save around £1 million a year; and making greater use of more efficient electronic notification methods could save around £15 million a year.
Download or read book Identifying and Tracking Livestock in England Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General HC 1144 Session 2002 2003 12 November 2003 written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Public Accounts Committee Identifying and Tracking Livestock in England Public Accounts Committee Twenty seventh Report with Proceedings and Evidence HC 326 i Not Printed Separately written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Treasury Minute on the Twenty seventh Report from the Committee of Public Accounts 2003 2004 27th Report Identifying and Tracking Livestock in England written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Electronic Identification Monitoring and Tracking of Animals written by R. Geers and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1997 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The art of digital electronic identification and monitoring. Electronic identification of farm animals. Monitoring of farm animals by digital telemetry. Identification and monitoring of laboratory, zoo and wildlife animals by digital telemetry. Expected benefits and future applications. Existing and future devices and applications. Bibliography.
Download or read book Practical Tracking written by Louis Liebenberg and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2010 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For serious trackers, hunters, and outdoors-people, identifying tracks and sign is only part of the ultimate goal. You want to follow the trail and find the animal that made it. Written by a trio of master trackers, this unique guide teaches you how: What to look for to discern an animal's pathway, what information tracks and sign convey, how to move through the wilderness to get within sight of the quarry, how to avoid dangerous encounters---everything trackers need to know to achieve their final goal. --Book Jacket.
Download or read book Protecting England and Wales from Plant Pests and Diseases written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Committee of Public Accounts and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2004 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following on from a NAO report on this topic (HCP 1186, session 2002-03; ISBN 0102923590) published in October 2003, the Committee's report focuses on the work of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) in trying to prevent plant pests and diseases from entering the country and in managing and preventing the spread of outbreaks when they occur. The main impacts from plant pests and diseases are economic ones, and DEFRA spends £8 million each year on import controls and a further £14 million researching the diagnosis and control of pests. Its work is subject to two main international agreements, as well as WTO requirements that stipulate import controls must have a scientific basis and must not be used as a barrier to trade. Recommendations include that DEFRA should: reassess current inspection targets using cost-benefit analyses; establish a peer review system to provide assurance on the quality of inspections; work with industry and supermarkets to improve food labelling to raise consumer awareness of the UK's standards for plant health; address the inconsistencies in current farmer compensation arrangements and explore the feasibility of alternatives such as insurance or levy schemes.
Download or read book Track and Sign written by John Rhyder and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2021-01-29 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Never have I felt so connected to the natural world than when trailing . . . The direction of the wind is noted almost subconsciously, the alarm calls of birds are obvious and the track and sign of all the other animals, even insects, crossing your trail reveal themselves. It's a strangely peaceful state where every sense seems to be stretched to the limit in a state of extreme concentration, and yet one feels completely relaxed and at peace. The whole of nature is revealed within an animal trail.' John Rhyder explores the world of British mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians through their tracks and other signs, including scat, feeding, damage to trees, dens, beds and nests, providing a fully explained and illustrated guide to the natural world around us. Following years of extensive research from one of the UK's leading wildlife trackers, Track and Sign is illustrated with line drawings and photographs, making identification in the field effective and accurate for both the complete beginner and the expert naturalist.
Download or read book Identifying Animal Tracks written by Richard Headstrom and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-07-12 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVFor hunters, naturalists, scouts, nature lovers. Diagrams of tracks, tips on identification. /div
Download or read book Auto Identification and Ubiquitous Computing Applications written by Symonds, Judith and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2009-04-30 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book reports on practical problems and underlying theory related to the use of primary RFID technologies"--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book The BSE Inquiry written by Lord Nicholas Phillips and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In order to provide a relevant background the BSE story, this volume examines livestock farming, particularly cattle farming. It looks at economics, farming practice, animal health and welfare and at events during the BSE epidemic and their effect on the cattle farmer.
Download or read book Improving the delivery of animal health and welfare services through the Business Reform Programme written by Great Britain: National Audit Office and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2012-07-18 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between 2005-06 and 2011-12, the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency spent £103 million (from the agreed budget of £123 million) on reforming the way it delivers animal health and welfare service. The Business Reform Programme was designed to improve the quality of the Agency's data, upgrade its ICT, standardize and automate its processes, and enable private vets to submit bovine tuberculosis tests online. It is now forecast that the Programme will be completed by 2013-14. The Programme has been strongly managed over the last few years and the Agency has made tangible progress in addressing some key challenges at the same time as achieving cost reductions, £4 million to date. In addition to reducing headcount by 119 full time members of staff, over halfway towards its final forecast of 214, new ICT is enabling staff to share data across offices, helping the Agency to generate better information on costs and performance and helping the Agency work more efficiently. Despite reducing the number of staff tracking the movement of cattle testing positive for bovine TB from 43 to 28, the number of tracings carried out in a year rose by 24 per cent. However, there have been issues with the implementation of the new ICT, and only 11 of the 497 private veterinary practices signed up to submit bovine TB test results online are currently doing so. The final stages of the reform programme are critical for securing the full benefits of the new ICT
Download or read book Hearing to Review Animal Identification Systems written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture. Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry (2007-2012) and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Field Guide to Tracking Animals in Snow written by Louise R. Forrest and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 1988-08-01 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focuses on the animal's track pattern, making windblown and obscured tracks identifiable.
Download or read book Ministry of Defence written by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Committee of Public Accounts and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2004 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Operation TELIC was the UK's contribution to the Coalition effort to remove Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq in Spring 2003. This was the UK's largest military operation since the 1990-91 Gulf War, involving the deployment of 46,000 personnel from all three armed services, 19 warships, 15,000 vehicles and 115 aircraft, as well as support from large numbers of Service personnel, civilians and contractors in the UK and elsewhere. Following on from a National Audit Office report (HCP 60, session 2003-04; ISBN 0102926565) published in December 2003, the Committee's report focuses on four main issues: the Ministry of Defence's ability to deploy forces at short notice; logistics and shortages of equipment at the front line; the consignment tracking system; and the Department's process of identifying and implementing lessons. Findings include i) that front line equipment shortages, such as lack of combat body armour and nuclear, biological and chemical detection/protection equipment, exposed troops to increased risks; ii) despite significant investment, the MoD still lacks a credible consignment tracking system; iii) the planning and handing over of responsibilities to civilian agencies should have been better managed; and iv) there are fundamental shortcomings in the MoD's ability to learn and act upon lessons from previous experience.
Download or read book Strategic Rail Authority written by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Committee of Public Accounts and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2004 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following on from a NAO report (HCP 263, session 2003-04; ISBN 010292712X) published in February 2004, the Committee's report examines the passenger benefits and reliability of new passenger trains introduced into Britain's rail network, the barriers to their successful introduction and the leadership of the industry provided by the Strategic Rail Authority (SRA). Findings include: the difficulties in bringing reliable new trains into service on time demonstrates the need for clear leadership in a fragmented industry; and that the Department for Transport should equip the SRA with adequate powers, incentives and sanctions necessary to match its responsibility for providing leadership and tackling problems in the industry.
