Committee On Livestock Identification

The purpose of the Committee on Livestock Identification is to centralize and evaluate methods of livestock identification and to make recommendations to USAHA for the adoption or rejection of individual identification systems.

The goal of the committee is to meet the expanding needs in livestock identification, both national and international, and be prepared to reach conclusions that are not only reasonable to the livestock industry, but fulfill the purposes for which each livestock identification system is designed.

Members

Committee Member Directory

Reports

Resolutions

2012: Resolution 1: USE OF 840 RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION EAR TAGS FOR USE IN IDENTIFICATION OF FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE “VACCINATED-TO-LIVE” LIVESTOCK
2009: Resolution 40: NATIONAL ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM
2008: Resolution 30: Clarification of Authority for use of the National Animal Identification System Premises Identification Numbers in Program Diseases and Emergency Programs
2007: Resolution 5: Funding and Planning of Integrated and Comprehensive Animal Health Surveillance; Resolution 39: Incorporating State Codes on Animal Identification Numbering Devices; Resolution 40: Equine Identification: Imported and Returning Horses; Resolution 42: United States Department of Agriculture Veterinary Services Process Streamlining Systems; Resolution 48: Official Brucellosis Vaccination '840' Radio Frequency Identification Tags
2006: Resolution 38: National Animal Identification Advisory Subcommittee Recommendations; Resolution 39: Support for State Animal Tracking Databases; Resolution 40: Intermediate Step in Implementation of the National Animal Identification System
2005: Resolution 4: Release of Animal Identification Numbers; Resolution 5: Implementation of the National Animal Identification System Tracking Database; Resolution 6: Timely Premises Registration - State and Federal; Resolution 7: Modification of the Premises Registration Systems - Data Element Standards
2004: Resolution 02: National Animal Identification System; Resolution 28: Web Based Interstate Certificate of Veterinary Inspection