- A Falkland Estate farm in Fife has had to slaughter 271 cattle after a government inspection found them unidentifiable and untraceable — possibly one of Scotland’s largest such incidents.
- Rules require cattle to be ear‑tagged and movements logged on ScotEID; without traceability animals cannot enter the food chain and may be put under permanent movement restriction.
- The loss could be worth up to £500,000, with compensation reported unlikely and the farm possibly facing slaughter costs, fines or cuts to support payments.
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