Brazil: Minister Fávaro launches National Plan for Individual Identification of Cattle and Buffalo

On Tuesday (17), the Minister of Agriculture and Livestock, Carlos Fávaro, launched the National Plan for Individual Identification of Cattle and Buffalo. The initiative's main objectives are to qualify and improve traceability by implementing an individual identification system that will allow the monitoring and recording of the history, current location and trajectory of each identified animal. The measure will strengthen animal health programs, increase the capacity to respond to epidemiological outbreaks and reinforce Brazil's commitment to complying with the health requirements of international markets. “We are not placing any burden on the shoulders of any Brazilian cattle farmer. In fact, what we are doing is making them accountable for what they already do, creating a traceability system that no one else in the world has. In terms of health, social and environmental control of producers, Brazilian regulations are the highest standard in the world”, highlighted Fávaro. The ...