Animal Identification : Overview and Issues.

Provides overview of animal identification (ID), which is the practice of keeping records on individuals or groups of farm animals so that they can be tracked from birth to slaughter. Discusses ID pros and cons, and reviews efforts to develop national animal ID system, pending issues, and Congressio...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2009.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Livestock. Food adulteration and inspection. Product safety. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Provides overview of animal identification (ID), which is the practice of keeping records on individuals or groups of farm animals so that they can be tracked from birth to slaughter. Discusses ID pros and cons, and reviews efforts to develop national animal ID system, pending issues, and Congressional actions. Includes tables.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.