The purpose of this agreement is the administration of official identification devices, use of electronic records, information sharing, outreach, participation in tracing exercises, and ensure…

The Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service awarded a $128,585 cooperative agreement to the Trade and Consumer Protection Wisconsin Department of Agriculture on April 1, 2026, under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025).

The recipient will administer official identification devices and electronic records systems to enhance animal disease traceability in Wisconsin. Specific deliverables include distributing 416,000 official electronic identification ear tags to cattle producers, processing over 5,000 paper Certificates of Veterinary Inspection and 15,000 electronic CVIs annually, and conducting quarterly inspections of 33 livestock markets, 400 animal dealers and animal truckers per year, and 10 fairs and exhibitions per year. The recipient will enter 5,000 paper CVIs into CORE One database to make official identification information searchable, consult with 1,596 accredited veterinarians on record-keeping requirements for official tags, and send up to 5 consultation letters to markets and 2 to veterinarians regarding animal disease traceability violations. Monitoring and compliance inspections will cover official identification requirements and record-keeping practices. These efforts will improve traceability and compliance for more than 5 million cattle, 100,000 goats, 80,000 sheep, and 59 million poultry.

Performance occurs in Wisconsin from April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2027. The recipient obligated $128,585 in total funding. No sub-awards were made under this agreement.

The purpose of this agreement is the administration of official identification devices, use of electronic records, information sharing, outreach, participation in tracing exercises, and ensure compliance of traceability regulations. Datcp will distribute 416,000 official electronic identification ear tags to cattle producers this year to encourage their use. Datcp will handle over 5000 paper certificate of veterinary inspections (cvis) and 15,000 electronic cvis (ecvis) per year. They will inspect 33 markets quarterly, 400 animal dealers and animal truckers/year, and 10 fairs and exhibitions/year. IT is estimated that 5 consultation letters for animal disease traceability (ADT) violations will be sent to markets and 2 letters for veterinarians this year. Datcp and VS field veterinarians will visit 1596 who can perform accredited duties on livestock to educate them on record keeping requirements for any official tags that they distribute. The 5000 paper cvis are being entered into core one, including official identification to make the information searchable. Datcp plans to continue to update and utilize the handout listing electronic CVI options available for veterinarians in wisconsin. This handout is available on the datcp website and will be used by datcp field veterinarians for their use when meeting with private practitioners. Inspections of livestock markets, animal dealers, fairs, and exhibitions will include monitoring official identification of livestock when required and compliance with record keeping requirements. These efforts will improve animal disease traceability and compliance for more than 5,000,000 cattle, 100,000 goats, 80,000 sheep, and 59,000,000 poultry. This AB ility to perform animal disease traceability helps to ensure food safety and the integrity of our livestock export markets for the U.S. Public. There are no subawards awarded with this agreement. Budget: recipient personnel and fringe-- $75,534; recipient travel to travel to relevant conferences-- $2,245; supplies-- $307; contractual -tracefirst IT contract-- $32,117; indirect costs-- $18,382. This award has been considered under the ocio AAR process pursuant to their recent memorandum. This agreement is under AAR FY26 aphis adtis state agreements submission ID: ASUB0100476; approval ID: AAR0002052