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I just noticed this article today...Tell me, does this mean what I think it does by reading between the lines? Does this mean that in order to continue Bangs vaccinating all your heifers (like most in Montana do) that you will be required to get a NAIS Premise ID and have these cattle NAIS tagged? :???:
It appears to me to be a backdoor way to mandate some folks to use NAIS...I'm afraid it will - and only hope it doesn't- stop many from using the very important Bangs vaccination program...
APHIS testing RFID tags for animal disease programs
FEEDSTUFFS
August 23, 2007
USDA may soon use radio frequency ear tags to replace the conventional ear tags it uses in some animal disease programs. A USDA statement today reported that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is reviewing several proposals for the production and delivery of 1.5 million radio frequency ear tags that are compliant with the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) standards. The ear tags will be used to uniquely identify U.S. livestock that are part of current animal disease programs, in particular within geographic regions where bovine tuberculosis testing and the brucellosis calfhood vaccination program are most active, the APHIS statement reported.
"Using these animal identification number tags with radio frequency ID technology enhances the accuracy of animal identification and increases the program administration efficiencies," said Bruce Knight, undersecretary for USDA's marketing and regulatory programs. "Most importantly, it puts us a step closer to our goal of rapid traceback when an animal disease outbreak occurs."
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It appears to me to be a backdoor way to mandate some folks to use NAIS...I'm afraid it will - and only hope it doesn't- stop many from using the very important Bangs vaccination program...
APHIS testing RFID tags for animal disease programs
FEEDSTUFFS
August 23, 2007
USDA may soon use radio frequency ear tags to replace the conventional ear tags it uses in some animal disease programs. A USDA statement today reported that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is reviewing several proposals for the production and delivery of 1.5 million radio frequency ear tags that are compliant with the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) standards. The ear tags will be used to uniquely identify U.S. livestock that are part of current animal disease programs, in particular within geographic regions where bovine tuberculosis testing and the brucellosis calfhood vaccination program are most active, the APHIS statement reported.
"Using these animal identification number tags with radio frequency ID technology enhances the accuracy of animal identification and increases the program administration efficiencies," said Bruce Knight, undersecretary for USDA's marketing and regulatory programs. "Most importantly, it puts us a step closer to our goal of rapid traceback when an animal disease outbreak occurs."
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