Recent content by Livestock-D

New informative blog post on http://livestock-id.blogspot.ca/2015/03/new-usda-animal-identification-840-tags.html. Blog post covers the current new rules in effect for ADT, the post also has many links to resources.

Can government fund cattle traceability http://livestock-id.blogspot.ca/2012/06/sask-government-to-fund-cattle.html Post discusses the most common issue of tagging livestock.

An article on the various techiques used for marking visual ID ear tags. http://livestock-id.blogspot.com/2012/01/methods-of-marking-visual-id-ear-tags.html There is also an opne discussion on Linkedin, where I asked what are everyones experiences, with the various tags and manufacturers. It...

This is a great list of all RFID stick readers for the cattle industry, a great reader on the various readers on the market. Some more good information is coming, so if you want to stay connected, remember to sign up for the newsletter. Livestock ID follows a privacy rule, and emails, and...

Hello everyone, The USDA has made an update on the rules they want to impliment for the new Animal Disease Traceability. They said Branding would be acceptable identification for livestock, but... There are is also a grey area of branding for the ADT, which no one seems to discuss, I raised...

Livestock and Equine insurance, see the basic coverage, and what you should be covered for. Equine insurance is something you should carefully consider on your coverage. http://livestock-id.blogspot.com/2011/0 ... -best.html

Interesting

Allflex USA acquired Destron Fearing. Destron provides Allflex with patented animal health identification products. http://livestock-id.blogspot.com/2011/05/allflex-usa-buys-destron-fearing-corp.html

The new USDA animal disease traceability system is about to be released this month. Some key points we know are the basis of the traceability plan, but others are yet to be known, till its released. Do you think it will work? What are your thoughts...

Livestock-ID, has just made a press release and creating a new Newsletter. The Press Release and details of the newsletter are on the post. Sign-up is free, subscribers will receive additional content on cattle identification, that will not be on the blog...

The APHIS will have a meeting on March 04, to discuss the new proposed Animal disease traceability system. There is a toll free dial in number where you can listen to the meeting by teleconference. Details on the blog...

Hello everyone, great article on how the Australian NLIS is helping to identify lost cattle, and helping to return them to their rightful owners. The post gives details on how the animal traceability system is working for the farmer right now... a great read about RFID, tracking and how it is...

The Canadian livestock and cattle industry get a competitive boast to increase and implement full traceability, with a $20 million three year initiative from the government of Canada. It is a rebate of 80% on RFID readers, software and all other related costs...

Alberta beef cattle producers are eligible for a full rebate or incentive up to $3 per RFID ear tag. details, links and the application is available on the blog. This is part of the Age Verification Program. http://livestock-id.blogspot.com/2010/1 ... ntive.html

Hello everyone, Here is a post on Allflex USA Inc. A profile on the company, with links and contact info. http://livestock-id.blogspot.com/2010/1 ... ofile.html