date:May 20, 2013
A new livestock identification program to help agriculture officials to quickly track livestock in cases of disease outbreaks has been launched by the US Dept. of Agriculture.
This marks the USDAs second attempt at implementing such a system, after a voluntary program in 2006 was abandoned due to the reluctance of livestock producers to participate in a program many felt was too invasive and costly.
This livestock identification systems primary goal is to track animal movements across state li