John Minary

John Minary

2020 Sheep Innovator of the Year winner

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Operation Bo Peep!, Yorkshire

John Minary, an ex-senior police detective, has developed a novel new approach to tackle sheep thefts, which is said to cost the sector £3 million annually.

As an expert in forensics and crime prevention, he has a special interest in providing intelligent systems into areas which have been historically difficult to improve.

Stolen and illegal meat is entering the food chain every day, putting not only consumer health at risk buting costs the UK sheep industry £3 million annually, says John, who predicts there are about 25 million sheep in the UK with some farmers face losing between 10 and 15 per cent of their crop each year as a result of rustling.

John was approached by North Yorkshire Police in 2016 for his help to tackle the growing issue of sheep thefts in the area, which is now thought to be run by serious and organised crime groups.

This prompted the creation of Operation Bo Peep!, a combination of forensic technologies and a country-wide database.

Technology

Tec-Tracer is an intelligent sheep paint which contains thousands of forensic coded microdots and is applied directly to the sheep’s fleece. The microdots become entangled in the fleece and, using a sophisticated database, the unique code allows sheep to be traced back to their home farm. John says the forensic codes are near impossible to remove, but can be easily recovered and read by police.

One litre of Tec-Tracer paint marks about 100 sheep and is now being used on farms across the UK and its potential use has gained interest from Police Scotland, Scottish Partnership Against Rural Crime, Scottish Food Standards Agency and the NFU.

By working with police forces across the UK, livestock markets and slaughterhouses, the technology will be able to raise alerts for stolen sheep to get them identified and recovered quickly, even if eartags have been cut out and replaced.

John Minary, an ex-senior police detective has developed a novel new approach to tackle sheep thefts which he says is becoming a growing problem. Mr Minary is an expert in forensics and crime prevention and has a special interest in providing intelligent systems into areas which have been historically difficult to improve.

Stolen and illegal meat is entering the food chain every day and Mr Minary say this not only puts consumer health at risk, but costs the UK sheep industry £3 million annually and undermines the public’s confidence in the sheep meat market.

Mr Minary says there are about 25 million sheep in the UK and some farmers face losing between 10 and 15 per cent of their crop each year as a result of rustling.

In 2016 North Yorkshire Police approached Mr Minary for his help with tackling the growing issue of sheep thefts in the area, which is now thought to be run by serious and organised crime groups.

This prompted the creation of Operation Bo Peep! a combination of forensic technologies and a country-wide database.

Tec-Tracer is an intelligent sheep paint which contains thousands of forensic coded microdots and is applied directly to the sheep’s fleece. The microdots become entangled in the fleece and using a sophisticated database the unique code allows the sheep to be traced back to their home farm.

Mr Minary says the forensic codes are near impossible to remove but can be easily recovered and read by police.

By working with police forces across the UK, livestock markets and slaughter houses, Mr Minary says they will be able to raise alerts for stolen sheep to get them identified and recovered quickly even if the ear tags have been cut out and replaced.

One litre of Tec-Tracer paint marks approximately 100 sheep and is now being used on farms across the UK and its potential use has gained interest from Police Scotland, Scottish partnership against rural crime (SPARC), Scottish food standards agency and the NFU.

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John Minary

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John Minary, an ex-senior police detective, has developed a novel new approach to tackle sheep thefts, which is said to cost the sector £3 million annually.

As an expert in forensics and crime prevention, he has a special interest in providing intelligent systems into areas which have been historically difficult to improve.

Stolen and illegal meat is entering the food chain every day, putting not only consumer health at risk buting costs the UK sheep industry £3 million annually, says John, who predicts there are about 25 million sheep in the UK with some farmers face losing between 10 and 15 per cent of their crop each year as a result of rustling.

John was approached by North Yorkshire Police in 2016 for his help to tackle the growing issue of sheep thefts in the area, which is now thought to be run by serious and organised crime groups.

This prompted the creation of Operation Bo Peep!, a combination of forensic technologies and a country-wide database.

Technology

Tec-Tracer is an intelligent sheep paint which contains thousands of forensic coded microdots and is applied directly to the sheep’s fleece. The microdots become entangled in the fleece and, using a sophisticated database, the unique code allows sheep to be traced back to their home farm. John says the forensic codes are near impossible to remove, but can be easily recovered and read by police.

One litre of Tec-Tracer paint marks about 100 sheep and is now being used on farms across the UK and its potential use has gained interest from Police Scotland, Scottish Partnership Against Rural Crime, Scottish Food Standards Agency and the NFU.

By working with police forces across the UK, livestock markets and slaughterhouses, the technology will be able to raise alerts for stolen sheep to get them identified and recovered quickly, even if eartags have been cut out and replaced.

John Minary, an ex-senior police detective has developed a novel new approach to tackle sheep thefts which he says is becoming a growing problem. Mr Minary is an expert in forensics and crime prevention and has a special interest in providing intelligent systems into areas which have been historically difficult to improve.

Stolen and illegal meat is entering the food chain every day and Mr Minary say this not only puts consumer health at risk, but costs the UK sheep industry £3 million annually and undermines the public’s confidence in the sheep meat market.

Mr Minary says there are about 25 million sheep in the UK and some farmers face losing between 10 and 15 per cent of their crop each year as a result of rustling.

In 2016 North Yorkshire Police approached Mr Minary for his help with tackling the growing issue of sheep thefts in the area, which is now thought to be run by serious and organised crime groups.

This prompted the creation of Operation Bo Peep! a combination of forensic technologies and a country-wide database.

Tec-Tracer is an intelligent sheep paint which contains thousands of forensic coded microdots and is applied directly to the sheep’s fleece. The microdots become entangled in the fleece and using a sophisticated database the unique code allows the sheep to be traced back to their home farm.

Mr Minary says the forensic codes are near impossible to remove but can be easily recovered and read by police.

By working with police forces across the UK, livestock markets and slaughter houses, Mr Minary says they will be able to raise alerts for stolen sheep to get them identified and recovered quickly even if the ear tags have been cut out and replaced.

One litre of Tec-Tracer paint marks approximately 100 sheep and is now being used on farms across the UK and its potential use has gained interest from Police Scotland, Scottish partnership against rural crime (SPARC), Scottish food standards agency and the NFU.

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