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The Murky Murk Demand and Supply Analysis. "The Murky Murk" by Wes Ishmael,
Contributing Editor Beef Magazine October 2006 Mandatory ...
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"The Murky Murk"
by
Wes Ishmael, Contributing Editor
Beef Magazine
October 2006
Mandatory livestock ID systems have been a subject focused on repeatedly in beef farming magazines this year. NAIS (National Identification System) is designed to track livestock for animal health purposes, with the ultimate aim to be able to track any head of livestock or any lifetime production group of livestock back to all previous locations of residence within 48 hours. The goal is to protect the beef industry and prevent vulnerabilities that exist with regard to highly contagious cattle diseases like foot-and-mouth disease. Scott Stuart, NIAA (National Institute of Animal Agriculture) Chairman of the Board, sums it up best: "Our shrinking world, due to rapid travel and international commerce, makes the probability of a foreign animal disease infecting our nation's animals just that much more likely. NAIS, in whatever form it finally takes, is something we must have . . ." At this point, the industry as a whole isn't arguing about the necessity of such a system; but instead is looking for answers to questions such as how much will systems like this cost, will this be mandatory, and when will the system have to be implemented. The answers to these questions will impact the economy of the beef industry greatly.
Different livestock species are represented by an appointed working group that is supposed to provide USDA with recommendations about how NAIS should be implemented relative to the species they represent. Some groups have already submitted their recommendations (i.e. Cattle Industry Working Group - CIWG.) Groups such as CIWG still await an answer from USDA on their recommendations, and the timeline for NAIS implementation remains a mystery. USDA's plan calls for having all livestock premises registered by early 2009, along with all livestock born that year NAIS-identified, and 60% of the...
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