NSW calls for sheep and goat electronic ID

NSW is calling for the electronic tagging of sheep and goats around the country. (AAP)

With foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) on Australia's doorstep in Indonesia, the NSW government is calling for sheep and goats to be electronically tagged nationwide.

NSW Agriculture Minister Dugald Saunders said the state government will propose a national individual identification tagging system for sheep and goats at a meeting with all Australian agriculture ministers on Wednesday, .