The South Dakota Cattlemen’s Association (SDCA) filed comments to the United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) proposed rule “Use of Electronic Identification Eartags (EID) as Official Identification in Cattle and Bison.”
The SDCA’s comments support the proposed one national identification system and believes EID will increase accuracy and efficiency of disease and marketing traceability. Traceability has become of increasing importance in today’s world market; foreign animal diseases are ever encroaching on the United States. and the use of EID would allow for timely disease tracing saving the country’s time and money.
“The proposed rule change provides a good basis with which cattle producers, veterinarians, and other individuals involved in the cattle industry can continue to advance cattle health and wellbeing, as well as the industry as whole,” said Broc Mauch, Cattle Health and Wellbeing Policy Committee Chair. “There are potential advantages to marketing cattle with greater traceability allowing United States labeled and certified beef to end up on the dinner table here and abroad.”
Source: tsln.com
Categories: South Dakota, Government & Policy