🪪 Register livestock with Alberta’s Traceability program

Alberta operates a livestock and poultry traceability program through Alberta Agriculture, which lets local authorities identify and protect...

Alberta operates a livestock and poultry traceability program through Alberta Agriculture, which lets local authorities identify and protect registered animals during emergencies. Registration links your animals to your premises and contact information so emergency-management staff and veterinarians can reach you, return loose animals, and coordinate care if you are unable to access your property. Registration is free, applies to most farm species, and is a one-time process you update only when something changes. During wildfires, registered livestock are easier to repatriate after evacuation, easier to feed if owners cannot access the property, and easier to assess for injury or smoke exposure. Pair traceability registration with visible on-animal identification — paint stick, leg band, ear tag — that includes a phone number a stranger can call. Halter-trained horses should have a halter and lead rope available; animals that have never been haltered should still have visible ID painted on the rump or neck. None of this is glamorous prep, but it is what determines whether evacuated animals come home to the right ranch.

Source: Alberta — Farm Animals and Livestock Preparedness

Last reviewed 2026-05-02.

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