• Producer Unit/Farm – Farm, Ranch, Flock, Feedlot, Hunting lease, etc.
  • Clinic – Location where animals are treated for disease or injury
  • Exhibition – Animal show or exhibition (i.e. State Fair, National Show, etc.)
  • Laboratory – Location where animal is terminated and carcass is examined
  • Market/Collection Point – Livestock market/auction or collection point where animals are sold
  • Non-producer Participant – Organization that records animal information and has no association with the animals (i.e. DHIA, Veterinarian, etc.)
  • Port of Entry – Location where animals are allowed to enter into the U.S.
  • Quarantine Facility – Location where diseased animals are quarantined
  • Rendering – Location where animals that died at the farm or in transit are processed
  • Slaughter Plant – Location where animals are terminated for consumption
  • Tagging Site – Location where animals are tagged with an official USDA approved ID device.