Working with the Industry towards a Scottish solution.

The ScotEID website

Important Information

The Scottish Rural Affairs Secretary's Announcement of 27th January 2010
The Scottish Government Guidance Notes
The ScotEID Research Pilot Team's Summary of Guidance Notes


About the Scottish Research Pilot

To meet EU Regulations which came into force on January 2010 we need further evidence based on practical working conditions with regard to costs, tag losses, read accuracy, throughput, data reporting and recording and other practical implementation issues following the introduction of electronic identification for sheep in Scotland.
Farmers, Markets, Abattoirs and other Critical Control Points throughout Scotland have been working with the Pilot to identify these issues and find appropriate solutions. We need more partner farms to work with us to ensure the Scottish Sheep Industry is one step ahead. Partner farms will receive assistance with tag costs. Read more here

Joining the Scottish Research Pilot.

To join the pilot click this link and complete the form. You will be asked to submit ALL your holding & flock numbers so please have these ready.
Please note only Scottish sheep keepers are eligible to join.

Reader Installations - In Scottish CCP's

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Nedap Agri

Market reader installed by manufacturer at Aberdeen & Northern Marts (Thainstone) and Orkney Auction Mart.
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This was the first successful fixed reader having been installed at ANM in January 2009
Abattoir reader installed by manufacturer at Scotch Premier Meat Ltd (Dornoch Abattoir)
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Tagmaster

Market reader installed at by manufacturer Newton St Boswells Auction mart
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Abattoir Reader installed by manufacturer at Woodhead Bros (Turriff Abattoir)
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Aleis

Installed by manufacturer at Wallets Marts (Castle Douglas) and Lawrie and Symington (Lanark).
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EROMSA

Installed by manufacturer at Aberdeen & Northern Marts (Thainstone).
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Note: Video is from a demo in Dingwall aution mart.

Agrident & Cox Agri

Agrident reader installed by Cox Agri at McIntosh Donald (Portlethen Abattoir).
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Gallagher & Dalton ID systems

Gallagher installed by Dalton ID systems at Orkney Meats (Kirkwall - Orkney).
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EDiT iD & Newgate Technology

EDiT iD reader installed by Newgate Technology at Scotbeef (Bridge of Allan).
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General notes on fixed readers

Many of the readers use the free & open ScotEID software to upload data to the ScotEID database in real time. This allows the readers to be tested and data uploaded before further software integration need be considered.
For markets the physical layout of the location and the positioning of the reader can have a dramatic impact on throughput and may require some experimenting. Positioning the reader so that sheep can see other sheep or a long empty run on the other side seems to give better results.
For Abattoirs background Radio Frequency noise varies greatly from location to location and can cause significant problems. This can be difficult to alleviate although the antenna type and orientation can be altered to minimise noise.
Lot separation is generally achieved by means of either a push button on the reader, a touchscreen on a linked computer or a special 'lot sperator' RFID card.

Handheld Readers used in phase 1 of the Pilot

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Due to the absence of "off the shelf" auction market readers during most of the first phase of the Pilot, handheld readers were primarily used for data gathering. For the purpose of basic lot/batch recording the Pilot team found the simple stick type of readers to be the most useful. However, this type of reader may be less suitable for more complex farm managements purposes.
The readers which recorded a date and time for each ID were found to be particularly useful. The date/time data can be used to identify lots more easily when a large number of lots over multiple days are stored on the reader. Most importantly if the operator fails to add a 'lot seperator' between lots the date/time data can be used to identify where one lot ends and the next lot starts.

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