USDA Wants $14M From Congress For Livestock Tracing Program
August 9, 2011
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) today issued a proposed rule to establish general regulations for improving the traceability of U.S. livestock moving interstate that entails asking Congress for a $14 million annual stipend to fund the new program. Tom Vilsack, agriculture secretary, and John Clifford, DVM, chief veterinary… Continue reading...