date:Jan 06, 2013
said: With the final rule announced today, the US now has a flexible, effective animal disease traceability system for livestock moving interstate, without undue burdens for ranchers and US livestock businesses.
The final rule meets the diverse needs of the countryside where states and tribes can develop systems for tracking animals that work best for them and their producers, while addressing any gaps in our overall disease response efforts. Over the past several years, USDA has listened caref