Canadian Sheep Industry Advances Traceability and Addresses Veterinary Drug Challenges

A major development is the transfer of responsibility for the national sheep traceability program from the Canadian Cattle Identification Agency to the Canadian Sheep Federation (CSF). The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) approved the transition in June 2025, following the federation’s application in 2023. The move requires a formal legal agreement between CFIA and CSF, as well as an audit of the federation’s new AgroLedger traceability technology.