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MANHATTAN, Kan. A national cattle identification system that was first developed at Kansas State University has received a big boost of support from one of the country’s largest food companies.
Tyson Fresh Meats, a subsidiary of Tyson Foods Inc., is backing U.S. CattleTrace, a system that uses ear tags with ultra-high frequency technologies to establish a national animal disease traceability system.
The system was first tested in 2018 as a pilot project led by K-State, the Kansas Livestock Association, the Kansas Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and individual producers.
At the time, university researchers were interested in developing a system to help safeguard Kansas’ $17 billion cattle industry. The idea was to garner support among producers, who would attach ear tags with ultra-high frequency chips. As cattle moved through the production system, researchers could collect data on their locations and movements on computers located cent
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