National Livestock Distributed Livestock Tracking Systems

Nationwide livestock tracking systems are becoming increasingly important, especially as BSE cases shut down US beef export markets around the world and reduced the value of the nation's beef herds. Fourdraine, which is seeking government funding to support USAIP, hopes to get federal government support for the project. In the meantime, he is seeking public funding to build nationwide tracking systems. The BSE case is just one example of how a national livestock tracking system can help protect producers' interests.