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National Animal Identification System

By Gao

Book information

Year
2008
ISBN
1606920464, 9781606920466, 9781616681166
LCC
SF103.3 .U55 2008
Open Library ID
OL17099542M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (5450688 bytes)
Pages
103\113
Topic
Biology Zoology
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Livestock production contributed nearly $123 billion to the U.S. economy in 2006. In response to concerns about animal disease outbreaks, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced in December 2003 that it would implement a nation-wide program - later named the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) - to help producers and animal health officials respond quickly and effectively to animal disease events in the United States.In this context, the author determined: how effectively USDA is implementing NAIS and, specifically, the key issues identified by livestock industry groups, market operators, state officials, and others; how USDA has distributed co-operative agreement funds to help states and industry prepare for NAIS and evaluated the agreements' results; and, what USDA and others estimate are the costs for USDA, states, and industry to implement NAIS. In conducting its work, the authors reviewed USDA documents; interviewed agency, industry, and state officials; and consulted 32 animal identification (ID) experts. This is an edited and excerpted edition.

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