call can determine whether the registrant is selling cattle that day. Gray says their recovery rate on branded cattle is 75
to 85 percent. It’s much less than that for unbranded cattle. However, they have a new tool for detection in the form of DNA. He says, “If the individual from whom the cattle were stolen can tell us which bulls sired those calves, we’ll pull DNA samples from those sires and match it with the stolen animals to provide positive identifi cation.” The special rangers conduct 900 to 1,100 case in-
vestigations a year. Not all of that is livestock. They also investigate anything stolen from a farm or ranch, ranging from tractors and trailers to saddles and tack. But Gray says with the rise to record prices there’s
been an increase in cattle theft, some of it by individu- als he refers to as novices. “In the past,” he says, “almost everybody that we
handled had some kind of agricultural background. Either they were raised on a farm or ranch, or their grandpa owned a farm or ranch, and they worked in some facet of the industry where at least they’d have a basic knowledge of how to handle and market cattle. But we’ve seen a few over the past year that were pretty
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much the opposite.” Those people, he adds, are usually pretty easy to catch.
State, national animal identifi cation programs There is an expectation that the new traceability
programs will cause producers to turn more to the program’s approved tags. On March 11, 2013, USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced the fi nal rule on traceability for livestock moving interstate. APHIS modifi ed the original rule pro- posed in 2011 by making beef cattle under 18 months of age exempt unless they are moved interstate for shows, exhibitions, rodeos, or recreational events; cattle be- ing moved directly to a custom slaughter facility are also exempt. In addition to a certifi cate of veterinary inspection or other document approved by both the originating and the receiving state, each animal must bear an offi cial ID. On Oct 7, 2013, TAHC adopted new rules for facili-
ties that identify livestock under the federal traceability program. Facilities like livestock markets which receive livestock that do not bear offi cial identifi cation and fall under the ID requirement must be designated by
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