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  2. National Animal Identification System - Wikipedia

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    A report would include the animal's or group's identification number, the premises identification number where the event took place, the date of the event, and the type of event, as slaughter or a sighting of the animal. In 2004, the U.S. Government asked farmers to use EID or Electronic Identification ear tags on all their cattle.

  3. United States Animal Identification Plan - Wikipedia

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    USDA in 2004 accelerated work on animal ID, and is incorporating major elements of the USAIP into what it has termed the National Animal Identification System (NAIS). Among the issues in establishing a national program are privacy of producer records, implementation cost and who should pay, and whether animal ID should be mandatory or voluntary.

  4. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service - Wikipedia

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    On 4 February 2017, the USDA Animal Care Search Tool, a searchable database containing documents with details about the animals held by individual US animal research facility together with inspection and action reports, was removed from public access, with a stated reason of protecting personal information.

  5. United States Department of Agriculture - Wikipedia

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    The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is an executive department of the United States federal government that aims to meet the needs of commercial farming and livestock food production, promotes agricultural trade and production, works to assure food safety, protects natural resources, fosters rural communities and works to end hunger in the United States and internationally.

  6. Germplasm Resources Information Network - Wikipedia

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    The site is a resource for identifying taxonomic information (scientific names) as well as common names [3] on more than 500,000 accessions (distinct varieties, cultivars etc.) of plants covering 10,000 species; [4] [5] both economically important ones [3] and wild species.

  7. Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration

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    The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) was an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture that facilitates the marketing of livestock, poultry, meat, cereals, oilseeds, and related agricultural products, and promotes fair and competitive trading practices for the overall benefit of consumers and American agriculture.

  8. Bureau of Animal Industry - Wikipedia

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    On August 30, 1890, President Benjamin Harrison signed the first law requiring inspection of meat products. The law required that United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), through the Bureau of Animal Industry, to inspect salted pork and bacon intended for exportation.

  9. National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research - Wikipedia

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    The National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research (NCAUR) (sometimes still called the Northern Lab; known locally as the Ag Lab) is a United States Department of Agriculture laboratory center in Peoria, Illinois. The Center researches new industrial and food uses for agricultural commodities, develops new technology to improve ...