National Ag News
Animal traceability programs provide more opportunities in trade deals
Jun 22, 2017, 13:52 PM
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A cattle industry leader says China’s traceability requirements for U.S. beef could bode well for states already implementing animal identification programs.
“Michigan is positioned pretty well to be at the forefront of that as a state led the nation and is really on the forefront with having traceability already in place for our cattle.”
Michigan Cattlemen’s Association Executive Vice President George Quackenbush tells Brownfield the state implemented a mandatory electronic identification system for cattle in 2008 to better track bovine tuberculosis outbreaks and animal movement.
