Around 85 lakh milk producing cattle and buffaloes have been tagged with 12 digit unique identification (UID) number till date. The data about productivity and health status of each animal is being uploaded on Information Network on Animal Health and Productivity (INAPH). The UID tagging of animals is being done under the 'Pashu Sanjivni' component of the National Mission on Bovine Productivity Scheme initiated from November 2016
According to Agriculture Ministry, around 88 million milk producing animals out of 300 million cattle and buffaloes are being identified using polyurethane tags
with 12 digit unique
identification (UID) number.
The unique identification (UID) number has contained details of the cattle's age, breed, sex, height, body colour, horn type, tail switch and special marks.
"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 phtyosanitory issues," the Ministry said in its statement.