May 28, 2004
USDA Wants Every Cow to Have a Unique ID Number, to Be Tracked with RFID
The USDA is pushing to give every cow in the United States its own unique identification number, making it easier to track diseases, such as mad cow disease, back to the originating farm. RFID technology would be used to track the numbers.
CNN reports:
"Several countries already have mandatory tracking systems. Australia's National Livestock Identification, which uses RFID tags, has reported virtually no malfunctions since it began in January.
"'If there was a disease outbreak, within seconds we can trace the animal, the property it came from, and every movement the animal has made,' said Keith Wright, director of Boontech. 'It means the region can be isolated, while the rest of the country can keep trading.'" Read more
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