Tyson Fresh Meats is the first meat company to join cattle disease traceability program U.S. CattleTrace.
The program aims to assist animal health officials with a quick response in the event of a cattle disease outbreak in the U.S.
“Animal health and disease traceability are critical issues for the meat industry and we’re hopeful our involvement will help advance industry efforts to implement this program across the country,” said Shane Miller, group president of Tyson Fresh Meats.
U.S. CattleTrace utilizes ultra-high frequency tags to collect an animal identification number, GPS location, and date and time. In the event of a disease outbreak, the information can be used to trace the origin of a disease to certain animals.
