USDA Sets Plans for Livestock Tracking System

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is drafting regulations to implement a livestock tracking system that will help reduce disease outbreaks by allowing officials to trace the disease to a particular group of animals. The new tracking system will be mandatory, unlike the previous voluntary system, which was dropped by the agency in February. The new system is expected to be implemented by 2013. (USA Today) Read more or learn more about USDA's plan.