The U.S. beef industry stands on the cusp of a new era in cattle identification and traceback. It's the price of the risks and benefits that come with doing business in a global marketplace. In its most simple form, animal identification (ID) becamenecessary as soon as humans domesticated the first cattle, sheep or goat. And, like any other venture that endures, develops and grows, the system evolved to meet new conditions and needs.
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