導讀:美國國會拔款3300萬敦促農業(yè)部使用RFID技術進行動物識別,并推薦使用Digital Angel的RFID技術。自從2003年華盛頓州瘋牛病事件后,美國農業(yè)部就開始發(fā)起全國性的牲畜識別活動,并預期在2008-2009年完成。Digital Angel的RFID追蹤系統(tǒng)包括電子標簽,閱讀器和數(shù)據(jù)庫,該公司預計今年在美國售出300萬個電子標簽。
Language in the Senate version of the recently approved FY2006 Agriculture Appropriations Bill noted that Digital Angel RFID technology has already proven its value to the federal government during the Company's 15-year relationship with the U.S. Department of Energy and its work in the salmon fishing industry. Digital Angel provides the government with electronic tags and scanners to track salmon in fisheries throughout the Northwest.
Since the December 2003 incident of Mad Cow Disease (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy) in the state of Washington, the USDA has initiated the development of a national animal identification program for cattle, with a target completion date of 2008-2009.
Digital Angel's RFID traceability system includes electronic tags and scanners as well as a database system that can provide for the registration, tracking and source verification for the animals tagged in the national identification program. The Company expects to sell more than 3 million electronic RFID tags in the U.S. this year.