According to the agriculture ministry, as many as 85 lakh milk producing cattle and buffaloes have been hunted and tagged with the 12-digit unique identification (UID) number to provide better health services to animals. This data about productivity and health status of each animal is being uploaded on the Information Network on Animal Health and Productivity.
According to reports, around 88 million milk producing animals out of 300 million cattle and buffaloes are being identified using polyurethane tags with the 12-digit unique identification (UID) number.
“As on date, 85 lakh milk producing animals have been identified,” said a ministry statement. The tracking of animals have been done under the Pashu Sanjivni component of the National Mission on Bovine Productivity Scheme initiated from November 2016.
The data base of animals is crucial for control and spread of animal diseases, scientific management of animals, enhanced production and productivity, improvement in quality of livestock and livestock products, increase in trade of livestock and livestock products by meeting out sanitary and phytosanitary issues, the minister said.
