NAIT Scheme
NAIT (National Animal Identification and Tracing) is an animal identification and tracing scheme that will link people, property and animals.
NAIT Ltd is the industry-owned company implementing the scheme.
Under the NAIT scheme, cattle and deer will be tagged with an electronic NAIT-approved RFID ear tag.
The NAIT database will store information about each animal’s individual RFID number, its location, and the contact details of the person in charge of the animal. The database will meet animal tracing requirements for New Zealand in a way that is consistent with the guidelines of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).
This information is currently held in a range of databases.
NAIT will:
- link people, property and livestock
- provide lifetime animal traceability
- enhance New Zealand’s biosecurity response
- safeguard our New Zealand brand and farmers’ income.
