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Published on 28 May 2025

Animal Tracing Database

The Animal Tracing Database (ATD) is a Swiss system for registering and tracing livestock such as cattle, pigs, sheep, goats and wild animals kept in enclosures. It plays an important role in food safety and containment of animal diseases. An efficient recording system ensures that information such as birth, movement and slaughter dates and changes of owner are entered in the database.

A screenshot of the Animal Tracing Database application is displayed on a laptop.