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RFID Tags for Animals
Sherry Harowitz, Editor-In-Chief
Created 08/27/2007 - 15:14



    
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08/24/2007
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Sherry Harowitz, Editor-In-Chief
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture reports that its 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 [1].


"These 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 U.S. Department of Agriculture reports that its 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 [2].


"These 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."


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[1] http://www.aphis.usda.gov/newsroom/content/2007/08/NAIS_eartags.shtml

[2] http://www.aphis.usda.gov/newsroom/content/2007/08/NAIS_eartags.shtml