Recommendations to NAIS staff and State Veterinarians:
Recommendations to NAIS staff and State Veterinarians The scrapie program as it is today along with the appropriate group/lot identification will work.
The Scrapie Program’s Flock ID number and the animal ID number, as currently used in the NSEP, is a unique number in the US
Our industry has more premises and animals identified than others
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Recommendations (cont.):
Recommendations (cont.) Once electronic identification and tracking technology is proven to work in the sheep industry, it must also be economically feasible for the industry.
Recommendations:
Recommendations Request USDA do an economic analysis of cost-benefit of EID methods and animal tracking for the sheep industry.
Recommendations (cont.):
Recommendations (cont.) Group/lot Identification
Continue Sheep-specific Electronic ID andamp; Tracking Research
Questions ?:
Questions ? Thank you to the Sheep Working Group!