Bird flu case found in southern Wisconsin chicken flock

Members Information:

Meet the 2022 WLIC Board of Directors Nominees

WLIC has five open Board of Directors positions in 2022. Voting is open to all WLIC members. Nominees include:

Val Gaffney (representing Wisconsin Beef Council)
Alison Kepner (running for second term, representing Compeer Financial)
Barb Lee (running for second term, running as an individual member)
Rob Meier (representing Equity Livestock)
Scott Schneider (running as an individual, representing the poultry industry)

Members can vote on the WLIC website now and results will be shared at the WLIC Annual Member Meeting on Thursday, April 28th.

What is an “840” tag versus the metal NUES tags?

“840” tags are tags that have undergone review and approval by USDA-APHIS to meet several quality, safety, and retention standards. “840” is the first of 15 digits and indicates that the animal was born in the United States.

“840” tags may have an additional component allowing the number to be read electronically (i.e.- an RFID tag) but are also required to be visually readable from at least 30 inches. The orange tags used for brucellosis vaccinates and the silver metal NUES tags are also approved for official identification by USDA APHIS. They are visual only tags without specific readability requirements and may be used in non-U.S. origin cattle and bison.

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Do you have livestock, including poultry, on your premises?

Livestock premises registration means that any location where livestock congregate must register their premises and then renew every three years. Livestock includes:

Cattle and other bovine animals (Dairy/Beef)
Bison
Swine
Poultry
Sheep
Goats
Horses and other equine animals
Farm-raised deer and other cervids
Gamebirds including pheasants, quail, wild turkeys, migrating waterfowl, pigeons, and exotic birds raised in captivity
Llamas and other camelids
Ratites such as emus and ostriches
Fish

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Become a WLIC Individual Member and receive a 10% discount on all eartags purchases through the WLIC Online Store.

INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP

Agriculture Trivia:

What is Avian Influenza?

Answer: Avian influenza is a virus that usually affects only birds. It circulates among the wild bird population and, like other flu viruses, can change or mutate. Avian influenza can affect a wide variety of birds, including migratory waterfowl and poultry. Each year, birds experience a flu season just like humans and, as with people, some forms of the flu are worse than others. Find out more.

Have you renewed your livestock premises yet?

Renew today at:

https://wiid.org/premises-registration-renewal/

Total premises

renewed in 2022:

5,131

WLIC Annual Member Meeting April 28th

The WLIC Annual Member Meeting will be held virtually on Thursday, April 28th, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Please register and vote for the open Board of Directors positions online today!

WLIC Members

Being a small non-profit, WLIC relies on memberships and sponsorships to further academic programs and events to educate on livestock traceability, identification, and premises ID. We sincerely thank our Industry and Individual partners for their continuous support of WLIC.

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