Senasa regulated livestock traceability, which will be mandatory from 2026 for bovine and equine animals, optional for the rest.

Through the anticipated Resolution 530/2025, which was published at midnight in the Official Gazette, the National Service of Agricultural and Food Health and Quality (Senasa) has completed the regulation of the new livestock traceability system that will govern in Argentina starting January 1, 2026: individual identification of cattle, buffaloes, and horses will be mandatory from that date, while for producers of sheep, goats, camelids, and pigs it will remain voluntary. The extensive regulation signed by Pablo Cortese, the president of Senasa, responds to the official decision to individually identify the entire bovine stock starting with the weaning of calves in 2026. After a failed tender at the end of 2024 to purchase 23.5 million electronic ear tags, the Ministry of Economy had already decided on an extension, setting the effective date from January 2026, and that producers would bear the cost of the operation. What is now defined are details about the devices to be used ...