USDA to require electronic ear tags for certain cattle, bison

JULIE TOMASCIK | TEXAS FARM BUREAU The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is requiring electronic eartags for the shipment of dairy cattle, some beef cattle and bison. “Rapid traceability in a disease outbreak will not only limit how long farms are quarantined, keep more animals from getting sick and help ranchers and farmers get back to selling their prod...

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