Brussels, 15/04/2004 (Agence Europe) - On 1 April 2004, the European Commission set in place a new computerised system for the management of movements of animals from outside the EU and also on EU territory. Known as TRACES, the system consolidates and simplifies the existing instruments. It is expected to make it easier to react to epizootic diseases. According to Commissioner David Byrne, TRACES should largely facilitate monitoring of 50,000 animals transported each day throughout the...