Can the ownership and animal movement data contained in a national ID system be held securely?
Holland: First, I don’t think it should be a concern — especially with the breeding herd. We’ve held similar data for disease management for years — TB and brucellosis — and no one has asked for that data who doesn’t have a valid reason. Besides, it wouldn’t be meaningful data if they did have access to it because it wouldn’t reflect where cattle are located at any point in time.
