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Preferred
Equine ID Standard BACKGROUND:
The equine industry has historically used varied methods of
identification for a variety of reasons; while adequate for their
purposes, not all current identification methods provide a unique method
of permanent identification of the horse. By establishing a uniformly
accepted method of identification, like RFID technology, these conditions
are met:
RESOLUTION:
The National Institute for Animal Agriculture has determined
that the use of ISO/ANSI compatible RFID chips (11784/85, 134.2 kHz)
should be the required form of equine identification to comply with the
United States National Animal Identification System (NAIS) for the purpose
of disease trace back. ACTION
PLAN: This resolution should be forwarded to the NAIS Equine Species
Working Group through the American Horse Council with a request for
response within six months of the adoption of this resolution.
Additionally, this resolution should be forwarded to the USDA NAIS Sub-
Committee of Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Foreign Animal and
Poultry Diseases. Approved: 2005 |
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| The AIIS mission is to play an important role in bringing unresolved issues such as advocating cost-effective technologies and systems for modernizing the identification of livestock that have significant implications for residue avoidance, disease control and providing management information to producers. Reprinting of this resolution is encouraged. |
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