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Cornish farm adopts EID tech to improve herd management

Andrew and Claire Brewer have been benefiting from the advantages of electronic identification (EID) for almost 20 years

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Andrew Brewer has been using EID with his dairy and beef cattle for almost 20 years.
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Andrew Brewer has been using EID with his dairy and beef cattle for almost 20 years.

Cornish dairy farmers Andrew and Claire Brewer decided to embrace electronic identification (EID) technology in order to streamline their cattle movement, treatment and handling records. With benefits...

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