date:May 07, 2013
Ireland has announced plans to set up a new centralized equine database, in response to the Europe-wide horsemeat scandal.
The information on the database will be used by the agriculture department's veterinary staff to supplement current checks at slaughterhouses.
By next week, the database is expected to be updated with details of 70% of equine animals registered since 1 January 1980. The details will be available on the Animal Identification and Movement (AIM), a system which already contai