Editorial from the Director General Opinion & Comment / Information Releases from other Sources Posted by JimEdwards on Jun 15, 2008 - 05:24 PM Source: [1] Dr Bernard Vallat Animal identification and product traceability from the farm to the fork must be progressively implemented worldwide. Marking animals to know who their owners are is a very ancient practice. Traditional livestock marking systems have existed since time immemorial. They were not generally motivated by health reasons. However, with the progressive intensification of animal production, new tools have been developed to enable animal marking methods to meet a multitude of new needs. Read more [2] ... This article is from World Veterinary Association   http://worldvet.org/ The URL for this story is:   http://worldvet.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=4313 Links in this article   [1] http://www.oie.int/eng/edito/en_lastedito.htm   [2] http://www.oie.int/eng/edito/en_lastedito.htm