Agriculture: Sheep Lord Vinson asked Her Majesty's Government: What additional safeguards against the transfer of foot and mouth disease through vectors such as wind, wild animals and humans would be provided by the electronic implant tagging of sheep, above those offered by double tagging and comprehensive movement records. [HL2969] The Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Lord Rooker) None. The electronic identification of sheep is intended to aid their traceability, not to reduce their susceptibility to disease.