Animal ID System Won’t Require Birth Date
CBSNEWS
WASHINGTON, Apr. 17, 2006
(AP) A livestock tracking system planned by the government will not include the age of animals, despite the key role age has played in mad cow disease investigations.
Agriculture Department officials say they don’t want to overburden ranchers and can track most birth dates.
Critics said the omission could make the system worthless.
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