Why is age verification important to cattle producers?
Age verification through the CCIA is recognized by Canada’s export trading partners as the preferred method to identify cattle/beef products that fit the under 30 months of age category for export markets; under the 21 months of age category for Japanese markets; and the exportable live Over Thirty Months of Age (OTM) cattle. Alberta regulations came into force on January 1, 2009, making age verification mandatory for all Alberta cattle born in 2009, or later. This may have market implications for Saskatchewan calves.
