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Identification Systems
Identification systems are important because blah blah blah. There are several way of identifying cattle from within herd IDs, tattoos, breed association registration numbers and international registration numbers used in genetic evaluation programs. In order to keep all data collected associated with an individual animal an effective beef cattle identification system is essential. Standards have been developed for identification methods that ensure unique and accurate identification of animals during the transmission and processing of data. Because the number of animals processed in genetic evaluation is routinely in the millions, it is not practical to routinely use registration number information for on-farm data collection. Standards for ear tagging and on-farm electronic identification have also been implemented. In addition, recording of animal identification is closely associated with the collection of genomic information.
