USA - Mandatory or voluntary remains the big issue for Animal ID

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13-Mar-2009 (17 years 3 months 1 days ago)

The House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry held a hearing to review animal identification systems on Wednesday. The National Animal Identification System is a voluntary program that has been in place since 2004, but many are pushing for the program to become mandatory.