Download or read book Crs Report for Congress written by Congressional Research Service: The Libr and published by BiblioGov. This book was released on 2013-11 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Animal identification (ID) refers to keeping records on individual farm animals or groups of farm animals so that they can be easily tracked from their birth through the marketing chain. Historically, animal ID was used to indicate ownership and prevent theft, but the reasons for identifying and tracking animals have evolved to include rapid response to animal health and/or food safety concerns. As such, traceability is limited specifically to movements from the animal's point of birth to its slaughter and processing location. On February 5, 2010, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced that USDA was revising its approach to achieving a national capability for animal disease traceability. The previous plan, called the National Animal Identification System (NAIS), first proposed in 2002, was being abandoned. In its place USDA proposed a new approach--Animal Disease Traceability--that will allow individual states and tribal nations to choose their own degree of within-state animal identification and traceability for livestock populations. The within-state programs are intended to be implemented by the states and tribal nations, not the federal government. As such, any data collection and storage would be done by state, not federal, authorities. The flexibility is intended to allow each state or tribal nation to ...
Download or read book Animal Identification and Traceability written by Joel L. Greene and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report provides a summary of current developments in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) effort to establish a national animal traceability capacity with the intended goal of being able to rapidly identify and respond to an animal disease outbreak. National animal identification and traceability appear to have substantial economic value, yet federal proposals have proven controversial among certain segments of the U.S. cattle industry. This report provides background on animal ID and traceability in general, and the development of the current U.S. system of animal ID and traceability in particular. In addition, it reviews the claims and counter-claims of proponents and opponents of a national animal ID system, and describes many of the unresolved issues related to program development. Finally, two appendixes offer a brief chronology of the development of the U.S. National Animal Identification System (NAIS) and its successor program, and a brief description of the major international organizations involved in setting standards and rules for animal health and trade in animal products, along with summary descriptions of animal ID and traceability programs found in other major livestock producer and consumer countries.
Download or read book Animal Identification and Traceability written by Maria R. Vulton and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On 5 February 2010, Secretary of Agriculture Vilsack announced that the USDA was revising its approach to achieving a national capability for animal disease traceability. The previous plan, called the National Animal Identification System (NAIS), first proposed in 2002, was being abandoned. In its place, the USDA proposes a new approach that will allow individual states (and tribal nations) to choose their own degree of within-state animal identification and traceability for livestock populations. Under this revised focus, states may choose to have no mandatory animal ID and traceability capability, or to rely on existing ID systems already in place to fight brucellosis, tuberculosis, and other contagious animal diseases, or to develop their own version of a more detailed birth-to-market ID system. This book provides a summary of current developments in the USDA's effort to establish a national animal traceability capacity with the intended goal of being able to rapidly identify and respond to an animal disease outbreak.
Download or read book Livestock identification and traceability Report of a pilot study planning workshop Soroti Uganda 22 23 July 2014 written by ILRI and published by ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD). This book was released on 2014-07-22 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Crs Report for Congress written by Congressional Research Service: The Libr and published by BiblioGov. This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Animal Identification and Meat Traceability written by Geoffrey S. Becker and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Animal identification (ID) refers to marking individual or groups of farm animals so that they can be tracked from birth to slaughter. Animal ID is one segment of meat traceability, generally the tracking of identifiable products through the entire marketing chain to the ultimate consumer. Animal ID and meat traceability have been suggested as potentially useful tools in animal health, food safety, quality assurance, or country-of-origin labeling programs. Animal ID bills introduced in the 109th Congress include H.R. 1254, the National Farm Animal Identification and Records Act, H.R. 1256, to limit animal ID information disclosure, and H.R. 3170, creating a private Livestock Identification Board to oversee the program. This report will be updated if events warrant." p. 2.
Download or read book Livestock identification and traceability systems in the Intergovernmental Authority on Development IGAD region Proceedings of a regional workshop Addis Ababa Ethiopia 4 5 February 2014 written by ILRI and published by ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD). This book was released on 2014-05-15 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Animal Identification Food Traceability and Country of origin Labeling written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Animal Identification and Meat Traceability written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Developing sustainable value chains for small scale livestock producers written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2019-08-16 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication constitutes a practical development tool, which implements the sustainable food value chain framework with a focus on small-scale livestock producers, targeting an audience of project design teams and policymakers. Small-scale livestock producers are important actors in food production, human health and management of landscapes and animal genetic resources. However, they face a number of challenges, which hamper their productivity, access to market, and competitiveness vis-à-vis their larger counterparts. By integrating the concepts of value addition and the three dimensions of sustainability, the sustainable food value chain framework not only addresses questions concerning the competitiveness, inclusion and empowerment of small-scale producers, but also incorporates the cross-cutting issues that are increasingly embedded in development projects. These guidelines take the user through the different steps of value chain development, highlighting the particularities of the smallholder livestock sector, such as multi-functionality, specific production cycles or food safety issues, through concrete examples.
Download or read book The Development of USDA s National Animal Identification Program written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Business Plan to Advance Animal Disease Traceability Through the Harmonization of State Federal and Industry Programs and Convergence with the National Animal Identification System written by United States. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Animal Identification and Meat Traceability written by Geoffrey S. Becker and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Animal Identification and Meat Traceability written by Geoffrey Becker and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cow calf Producer Preferences for Voluntary Animal Identification and Traceability written by Glynn Tonsor and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Innovations in Bio Inspired Computing and Applications IBICA 2014 written by Pavel Kömer and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-06-13 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume of Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing contains accepted papers presented at IBICA2014, the 5th International Conference on Innovations in Bio-inspired Computing and Applications. The aim of IBICA 2014 was to provide a platform for world research leaders and practitioners, to discuss the full spectrum of current theoretical developments, emerging technologies, and innovative applications of Bio-inspired Computing. Bio-inspired Computing remains to be one of the most exciting research areas, and it is continuously demonstrating exceptional strength in solving complex real life problems. The main driving force of the conference was to further explore the intriguing potential of Bio-inspired Computing. IBICA 2014 was held in Ostrava, Czech Republic and hosted by the VSB - Technical University of Ostrava.
Download or read book Cow calf Producer Preferences for Voluntary Traceability Systems and System Attributes written by Lee L. Schulz and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Substantial losses can occur if animal identification systems cannot quickly and adequately identify individual animals, the premises where they were located, and their movements throughout production and processing. This creates a need met by this study in determining how traceability systems should be designed and promoted in order to improve voluntary participation rate. This research utilized a survey of U.S. cow-calf producers to identify cow-calf producer preferences and perceptions regarding voluntary traceability systems and system attributes and in turn determined what type of voluntary traceability systems would receive the greatest support. Meeting this core objective allowed for better identification of the potential success of alternative voluntary traceability systems that could exist in the beef industry. A second tier of research questions included examinations of mandatory vs. voluntary NAIS [National Animal Identification System] preferences, self-revelation of current NAIS participation, and the most current concerns and important issues to cow-calf producers regarding traceability. Results have policy implications as the optimal voluntary traceability system hinges critically upon cow-calf producer perceptions of traceability systems and system attributes. Results indicate the importance of considering producers' perceptions and preferences regarding traceability when designing traceability systems"--Abstract.
