Want to give livestock an ID card? It's worth learning about
Starting from October 1, the Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Bureau of Deqing County, Zhejiang Province, began working to attach second-generation ear tags to all pigs on hand. Without a second-generation ear tag, a quarantine certificate cannot be obtained, which also means the pigs cannot leave the farm, be transported, or be slaughtered and processed.
It is understood that the second-generation ear tags distributed to pigs this time in Deqing County, Zhejiang Province, carry richer information and can record the entire process of a pig from birth to slaughter, such as the township (village) where it is located, the name of the livestock owner, the name of the epidemic prevention worker, and the time and number of epidemic prevention treatments. Once substandard livestock products are found on the market, law enforcement and management departments can quickly trace the place of origin through the second-generation ear tags, identify the illegal producers and operators, and effectively prevent problematic pork from reaching the dining table.
The second-generation pig ear tag can indeed be called a genuine livestock "ID card," bringing great convenience to the supervision of animal husbandry departments. In fact, the scope of second-generation ear tag distribution can be expanded to other large livestock such as cattle and sheep. On the one hand, just like pig management, cattle, horses, and other livestock cannot obtain a quarantine certificate without a second-generation ear tag, cannot leave the farm, be transported, or be slaughtered and processed, and problematic beef and mutton must also be prevented from entering the market to ensure the safety of meat products.
On the other hand, for livestock raised in scattered households, having an "ID card" can also ensure their own safety and the property safety of the farmers. It has been reported in the media that police officers at a certain local police station often brought lost livestock back to the police station for temporary custody while waiting for farmers to come and claim them. Over time, the backyard of the police station actually turned into a "zoo." The reason was that it was extremely difficult for the police station to find and verify the owners of these livestock.
If conditions permit, a summary of the information loaded on the ear tag can also be made into a real livestock "ID card" and issued to the owner for safekeeping and use. In this way, not only can the owner be accurately found and contacted after the livestock is lost, preventing the phenomenon of others falsely claiming and taking the livestock, but it can also effectively curb the occurrence of cases of "cattle theft and horse stealing." When police officers on patrol find suspicious people driving livestock, they can intercept them and require them to present the "ID card" of the large livestock. In that case, who would still dare to take a chance and lead livestock without certificates?