Equine Identification and Traceability

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs is delivering the Livestock Information Transformation Programme (LITP) to create a unified digital tracing system for multiple animal species across the UK, currently expected to be fully integrated by winter 2027. The programme has faced significant delays since 2013 and is hampered by fragmented legacy systems, devolved administration inconsistencies (particularly around ear tag standards), and the technical complexity of integrating sheep, goat, deer, cattle and pig services.