AVMA voices concern over USDA’s new animal disease tracking plan

The USDA’s plan to allow each U.S. state to create and manage an independent animal disease traceback system raises questions about coordination and communication, and as such, AVMA cannot endorse the new plan, said CEO Ron DeHaven. “Clearly, the USDA must create a system that allows for quick and accurate traceback across state borders in an animal disease emergency or there is no point in the new system,” DeHaven said. CattleNetwork.com