Attendance at Animal ID Info/Expo Exceeds Expectations
May 21, 2004
May 21, 2004 -- The turnout at this week?s Animal ID INFO/EXPO 2004 in Chicago far exceeded all expectations when nearly 500 agricultural professionals arrived to learn more about animal identification (ID), premise ID, group/lot ID, funding and confidentiality.
The sheep-specific working group presented its ID plan along with those of other species. Major points emphasized by Sheep Group Chair Dr. Cindy Wolf included:
- Utilizing the existing national scrapie ID plan as a starting point, then evolving the plan into a National Animal Identification System (NAIS);
- The need to move from a visual ID system to an electronic system. (However, more multi-site research is required to develop an RFID system for small ruminants.)
- Developing a group/lot ID system for groups of sheep that stay together throughout their lifetime. (These sheep would carry a group number instead of individual ID numbers.)
- Recognizing that the best system will be workable and affordable and accepted by both buyers and sellers.
Staff contact: Paul Rodgers, (304) 647-9981
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