RFID Animal Tracking Q+A ...

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... "Q. What Forms of Identification Will be Used? A. USDA understands that there is no onesizefitsall identification technology. Many methods are currently on the market: radio frequency identification devices, retinal scans, DNA, etc. It is likely that some technologies will work better for some species than for others. Rather than focus on a specific technology, USDA will focus on the design of the identification data system what information should be collected and when it should be collected and reported. Once the identification system is designed, the market will determine which technologies will be the most appropriate to meet the needs of the system. " ...