Overview Report of the Benefit-Cost Analysis of the National Animal Identification System. (Slightly Revised)

摘要

In March 2007, APHIS announced a funding opportunity to conduct a benefit-cost analysis of NAIS. The announcement defined the scope and focus of the research that was needed. The purpose of the project was to analyze the economic benefits and costs of adopting NAIS in the United States, including premises registration; animal identification systems; and animal movement reporting for major species of cattle, hogs, sheep, poultry, and horses and, to a limited extent, minor species of bison, goats, cervids, and camelids. In July 2007, APHIS entered into a cooperative agreement with Kansas State University (KSU) to conduct the research. A multi-institutional team of researchers from KSU, Colorado State University, Michigan State University, and Montana State University worked for more than a year to complete the study. The report of their findings comprises more than 400 pages of detailed analysis that offers the researchers best estimates of what they anticipate would result from the adoption of NAIS across multiple species and at varying participation rates. The team also studied the overall distribution of the benefits and costs of NAIS for industry sectors, consumers, and State and Federal agencies.