February 11, 2005 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture?s Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) last month announced
the launch of a new Web site to inform producers about the
national animal identification system (NAIS). The Web site is
available at www.usda.gov/nais on the World Wide Web. It is the
intent of the site to be a one-stop resource for facts about
NAIS. In addition to providing national news, contact
information for state and tribal animal health authorities can
be accessed. Over time, APHIS plans to add to the new site
resources targeted to specific species and industry-segment
groups. It is the goal of the NAIS to provide a 48-hour trace-
back system for all animals and premises that have had contact
with a foreign or domestic animal disease of concern.