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Commission highlights RFID tag distribution, traceability progress and rural veterinary loan awards
Summary
Agency staff reported large RFID tag inventory and distribution, progress on animal disease traceability, and eight Rural Veterinary Incentive Program (VMLRP) nominations awarded for rural shortage areas including South Texas and the Panhandle.
Texas Animal Health Commission staff and the commission's authorized-personnel manager told the commission March 3 that the agency has distributed hundreds of thousands of RFID tags and is advancing animal disease traceability and a rural veterinary loan-repayment effort.
Agency staff reported distribution of roughly 73,000 RFID tags in the most recent quarter, bringing the commission's total tag distribution to nearly 1.7 million. Staff said they maintain a significant inventory of tags and continue to receive tag allotments from USDA; they also reported distribution of more than 230 electronic tag readers to accredited and authorized veterinarians.
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