USDA’s final rule to require EID ear tags in cattle

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued an advance copy of the agency’s final rule, “Use of Electronic Identification Ear tags as Official Identification in Cattle and Bison,” that will soon be published in the Federal Register. The advance copy states that 180 days after such publication, all official ear tags sold for or applied to cattle and bison must be readable both visually a...

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