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Horse & Farm Management
Department launches new equine tracking measures
Mark Costello
The Equine Herd Profiles link every equine to a physical location, a responsible person and tracking movements from birth to death or export
16 January 2026 General
OPINION: Where are we on equine ID and traceability?
Vet Joe Collins MVB PhD revisits the question of equine identification in Ireland
28 November 2025 News
Department launches equine database
Over 120,000 horses have been registered by keepers through the Department's equine census
NEWS: No equine census in 2025
There will not be a census in 2025 because the Department of Agriculture will shortly launch a new central equine database
14 November 2025 News
NEWS: Equine database to 'transform' the sector
Over time operators will not be allowed to present a horse for sale, export or competition unless they can show the horse’s location on the database
31 October 2025 News