Missing movement.

• Autores: Wendy M. Grossman
• Localización: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, Vol. 290, Nº. 4, 2004, págs. 26-27
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Discusses how the U.S. government discontinued its search for the herd mates associated with the first known U.S. case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) or mad cow disease. Consideration of the lack of information regarding the whereabouts and disposal of 52 of the infected cattle that entered the country; Problems with the methods used to keep track of the movement of animals throughout the U.S; Creation of an updated animal identification plan by the U.S. National Animal Identification Development Team; Proposed use of a system of radio-frequency identification techniques; Need for the presence of a central authority to collect data.