Kansas State University led a team of researchers to examine the economic benefits and costs of NAIS. Their findings can be found in this 400-plus page report.
This condensed summary of the Kansas State University Benefit-Cost Analysis was prepared by USDA APHIS. It provides the most important data in a reader-friendly format.
"A Business Plan for Advancing Animal Disease Traceability" supports the USDA's long-term goal of 48-hour traceback and provides benchmarks to guide NAIS as it moves toward optimum traceability.
Contains recommendations from the Pork Industry Identification Working Group on how the swine industry would like to proceed with implementation of a National Swine ID System.