National Institute of Animal Agriculture, Bowling Green, Kentucky
Format:
News release
Publication Date:
2004-11-08
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 141 Document Number: C21781
Notes:
2 pages, Reports results of a survey among producers and other stakeholders regarding the new National Animal Identification System (NAIS) being implemented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and state animal health agencies.
"Manufacturers and purveyors of animal identification technology and services are using collaboration and good old-fashioned competition to get the ball rolling."
Author questions the value of the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and identifies ways in which it threatens the traditional freedoms associated with the rural way of life.
