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'''SourceLivestock Verificationsource verification''' is the ability to trace [[livestock]] from [[birth]] to the [[consuming public]]. This process usually entails numeric identification at birth and [[record keeping]] which details health records, feed records, and genetic history of individual livestock.

The record keeping and [[traceability]] process continues from [[Animal slaughter|slaughter]] through processing and [[Food distribution|distribution]]. These records can be accessed by the processor which provides another level of safety to the consumer in terms of recall if necessary.

Unique numbers are usually assigned to all [[cow]]s, with most activities being documented.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/news/livestock/2009/11/LU_11-05-09-05.html|title=Age and Source Verification - Capturing the Advantage|author=Greiner, Scott|accessdate=28 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927075249/http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/news/livestock/2009/11/LU_11-05-09-05.html|archive-date=27 September 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Benefits of livestock source verification==

{{Expert-subject|Food and drink|article|date=November 2008}}

Source Verificationverification allows record keeping of livestock including health records, feed records, and genetic history. In the event of a recall, another level of safety is provided to the customers through the depth of the records.

==References==

'''Source Verification''' is the ability to trace [[livestock]] from birth to the consuming public. This process usually entails numeric identification at birth and record keeping which details health records, feed records, and genetic history of individual livestock.

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The record keeping and traceability process continues from slaughter through processing and distribution. These records can be accessed by the processor which provides another level of safety to the consumer in terms of recall if necessary.

==External links==

== Benefits of Source Verification ==

*{{in lang|ja}} [http://trace.yonekyu.co.jp/trace/nactl?reqid=TRC0000 Example of Source Verification] (In Japanese Language)

Source Verification allows record keeping of livestock including health records, feed records, and genetic history. In the event of a recall, another level of safety is provided to the customers through the depth of the records.

== Links ==

* [http://trace.yonekyu.co.jp/trace/nactl?reqid=TRC0000 Example of Source Verification] (In Japanese Language)

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