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| Articles on Texas Animal Health Commission Premises & Animal Identification regulations |
| Texas Animal Health Commission Premises & Animal Identification
www.tahc.state.tx.us/animal_id/index.shtml |
| Texas Horse Council.com article on TAHC proposed regulations for premises identification www.texashorsecouncil.com/TAHC%20Premise%20ID.htm |
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| The horseweb.com: Fact sheet from the Texas Animal Health Commission Premises Identification Proposed Regulations www.horseweb.com/articles/press/2006/tahc_updt_0103_id.htm |
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| USDA press release on TAHC Premises Identification Program Ready;
Field Trial for Animal Identification Also Launched http://animalid.aphis.usda.gov/nais/spotlights/Texas_spotlight_1204.pdf |
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| Texas A&M University System Agricultural System article on Premise ID http://agnews.tamu.edu/dailynews/stories/ANSC/Jan0606a.htm |
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| Article on proposed lifestock identification http://thefacts.com/story.lasso?ewcd=2ecd8200297ded96 |
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The national Equine Working Group has a new information booklet available on the American Horse Council web site. The booklet provides valuable information from the working group and may aid in answering questions about equine animals and National Animal Identification System (NAIS).
Voluntary premises registration continues in Texas, and as of May 3, 12,320 premises have been registered. As of April 27, the USDA reports more than 252,000 premises nationally have been registered.
To learn more about premises registration, you can go to the National Animal Identification System web site or the Texas Animal Health Commission web site, or call the TAHC at 1-800-550-8252.
If you cannot download the Equine Working Group booklet, please let me know, and I'll mail you a paper copy. Please provide your name and mailing address. Carla Everett, TAHC ceverett@tahc.state.tx.us
NAIS and Horses: The Facts
The American Horse Council web site:
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National Animal Identification System:
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For immediate release
Texas Animal Health Commission Says
Proposed Premises Registration Regulations "On Hold" Till 2007;
click here for more information on Horses and National identification system
Voluntary Registration Continues
The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) will not address proposed regulations for premises registration at the upcoming May 4 TAHC commission meeting in Austin. Dr. Bob Hillman, Texas' state veterinarian and TAHC executive director, said the proposed premises registration regulations have been placed on "hold," and will not be considered by commissioners until the winter or spring of 2007.
Dr. Hillman said the TAHC will continue to promote voluntary, free registration of sites (premises) where livestock and fowl are held, handled or managed. As of April 4, more than 10,000 premises have been registered in Texas; more than 213,000 have been registered nationally. Premises registration is the foundation of the National Animal Identification System (NAIS), which, when fully implemented, would enable animal health officials to trace the movement of diseased or exposed livestock or poultry within 48 hours.
Information and agendas for Commission meetings will be posted on the TAHC web site, filed in the Texas Register and announced through news releases. All TAHC commission meetings are open to the public. The TAHC's Austin headquarters may be reached at 1-800-550-8242, and the agency's web site can be accessed at
http://www.tahc.state.tx.us
http://www.tahc.state.tx.us .
Information sheets about premises registration, NAIS booklets, or presentations about premises registration may be requested by contacting the nearest TAHC area office, or by calling the TAHCs headquarters and asking for Kenny Edgar, identification coordinator, or Carla Everett, public information officer.
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