How SPOOR’s traceability works

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1. Individual animal identification

Ear-tags must be applied to every EU cattle within

the first 20 days after birth. No animal may leave

its birth holding before receiving ear-tag.

2. Computerised database

Each Member State must have a national

computerised database containing ear-tags

for all its cattle, all holdings on its territory and

movements of the animals.

3. Passport for movement

Member States must issue an animal passport

with information from the computerised database

that should accompany the animal for movements

or intra-union trade.

4. A hide enriched with data

The hide is collected at the abattoir and

transported to Scan-Hide in Vester Skeringe,

Denmark.

5. Laser number

When the hides are tanned at Scan-Hide, each

is marked with a laser number that is linked to

the ear-tag the animal receives at birth, and

therefore all the data contained in the

national database.

6. Collection of hides

The hide is delivered to the finishing tannery in

Italy and then processed into leather. SPOOR

provides you with the traceability and enriching

data you would like.

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