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ISDA and the National Animal Identification System
The National Animal Identification System (NAIS) is a State-Federal-Industry program administered by USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. For disease control and prevention in our domestic livestock herds, the NAIS is intended to trace back to all locations (premises) where a suspect animal has been during its life within 48-hours. This program will therefore also provide information on all animals that came in contact with the suspect animal at each premises.
Success of the NAIS will be dependent upon development of a system infrastructure capable of collecting and recording the movement of animals. Another major objective of the NAIS is to enable State and Federal animal health officials to promptly ascertain animal health status to issue animal health certificates for interstate movement.
The NAIS is now voluntary, so producers and other stakeholders can participate in design, development and testing of the system to ensure practical solutions are developed. However, the only way to achieve the 48-hour trace back goal, is if all producers and affected industry segments participate.
All information collected for the purpose of premises identification or animal identification will remian confidential, pursuant to Idaho Code Title 25, Chapter 2, Section 207B Identification of Livestock, Poultry or Fish -- Rules for Disease Control.
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