The Brazilian bovine traceability system: a critical appraisal.

This paper examines the creation of the Sisbov, launched to certify provenance, nutritional as well as sanitary aspects of Brazilian cattle production. Economic, social and political consequences, particularly in respect to the initial compulsory character of the regulations, are considered. The government will have greater control and more information, not only about the cattle herd, but also about the ranchers themselves. After a brief historical review of similar programs in France, with links to the "Mad Cow" Disease, the origins and initial objectives of Sisbov are examined. A connection is made with the development of Information Systems and the development of subcutaneous chips used to identify their bearers.

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Main Authors: LIMA, V. M. B., BORNSTEIN, C. T., CUKIERMAN, H. L.
Other Authors: Victor Muiños Barroso Lima, Embrapa Gado de Leite; Cláudio Thomas Bornstein, UFRJ; Henrique Luiz Cukierman, UFRJ.
Format: Artigo de periódico biblioteca
Language:Ingles
English
Published: 2007-10-10
Subjects:Cattle livestock, Sisbov, transponder, traceability,
Online Access:http://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/alice/handle/doc/595911
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Summary:This paper examines the creation of the Sisbov, launched to certify provenance, nutritional as well as sanitary aspects of Brazilian cattle production. Economic, social and political consequences, particularly in respect to the initial compulsory character of the regulations, are considered. The government will have greater control and more information, not only about the cattle herd, but also about the ranchers themselves. After a brief historical review of similar programs in France, with links to the "Mad Cow" Disease, the origins and initial objectives of Sisbov are examined. A connection is made with the development of Information Systems and the development of subcutaneous chips used to identify their bearers.