The University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension invites cattle producers and allied industry to a virtual meeting to discuss the transition to using electronic identification (EID) for disease traceability with Gretchen May, DVM, Veterinary Program Manager – Division of Animal Health, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.

Cattle producers will be able to ask questions about EID tags and the requirements for using them that go into effect on November 5, 2024. The rule change does not add any new classes of cattle that require official identification; it only changes the eartags that are considered official.

Julie Sweney, Executive Director of the WI Livestock Identification Consortium (WLIC) will also discuss how premises registration and official identification aid disease traceability in the event of an animal disease impacting Wisconsin. She will share the importance of keeping livestock premises registration up to date as WLIC begins renewing registrations for 2025.

How to attend

This one-hour virtual meeting occurs on Wednesday evening, October 30, 2024, at 7 p.m. CST.

Register at https://go.wisc.edu/zcj789

Register by 3 p.m. on October 30 to receive your ZOOM link for joining from a computer or phone. The meeting will be recorded, and registered participants will be emailed the link for the recording.

For more information about the EID rule being implemented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service visit https://go.wisc.edu/5uyhpz

The University of Wisconsin–Madison Division of Extension is an equal employment opportunity (EEO)/affirmative action (AA) employer that provides equal opportunities in employment and programming, including Title VI, Title IX, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act requirements.

To request accommodations for this meeting, email sandra.stuttgen@wisc.edu