Animal Identification Issues - Federation of Animal Science Societies
Animal Identification Issues - Federation of Animal Science Societies
Animal Identification Issues - Federation of Animal Science Societies
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Food Safety, <strong>Animal</strong> Drugs, and <strong>Animal</strong> Health committee<br />
<strong>of</strong> the <strong>Federation</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Animal</strong> <strong>Science</strong> ce Society<br />
Adam G. Grow, DVM<br />
Director, Surveillance and <strong>Identification</strong> Programs<br />
National Center for <strong>Animal</strong> Health Programs<br />
USDA, APHIS, Veterinary Services<br />
April 28, 2008
National <strong>Animal</strong> ID is not new in the<br />
United States<br />
<strong>Animal</strong> ID has been an integral part <strong>of</strong><br />
animal disease monitoring,<br />
surveillance, and eradication<br />
programs for many years.
Why NAIS is needed<br />
• Help safeguard animal health through disease<br />
management, surveillance, monitoring, and<br />
eradication<br />
• <strong>Animal</strong> health is the focus<br />
• Answer 3 important questions during disease<br />
detection:<br />
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– “Where has the infected animal been”<br />
– “What other animals have been exposed”<br />
– “What additional premises/ animals are at risk <strong>of</strong> exposure”
What NAIS provides<br />
• Standardization for information systems and<br />
opportunity for <strong>of</strong>ficial ID to work with industrybased<br />
programs<br />
• As program diseases are eradicated, provides<br />
opportunity for producers to participate in animal<br />
health safeguarding efforts before an animal<br />
disease event or outside a specific disease<br />
program
Goals <strong>of</strong> NAIS<br />
• Determine size, scope & source <strong>of</strong> outbreak<br />
• Minimize scope and expense<br />
• Limit market impact with a timely response
Goals <strong>of</strong> NAIS<br />
• Short term objective:<br />
– Advance traceability in critical sectors<br />
– Build infractructure & IT systems<br />
‣ Premises Registration<br />
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‣ <strong>Animal</strong> ID<br />
‣ Tracing<br />
• Long term objective: “Locate in 48”
Premises Registration<br />
Over 459,850 premises registered (32% <strong>of</strong> total)
<strong>Animal</strong> <strong>Identification</strong><br />
<strong>Animal</strong> numbering systems<br />
• Group/Lot <strong>Identification</strong><br />
(GIN)<br />
U i I di id l A i l<br />
• Unique Individual <strong>Animal</strong><br />
<strong>Identification</strong>
<strong>Animal</strong> <strong>Identification</strong><br />
- 11 AIN devices<br />
- Over 3.6M AIN devices distributed
<strong>Animal</strong> Tracing<br />
• Only pertains to certain movements <strong>of</strong><br />
livestock and poultry<br />
• Movement records held outside <strong>of</strong> Federal<br />
government<br />
• Pieces” <strong>of</strong> information sent to the animal<br />
tracking databases for reportable<br />
movements
<strong>Animal</strong> Number - 840 834 502 584 384<br />
Date PIN Event Code<br />
07-12-03 A23L449 1 - Tag Shipped to premises<br />
03-15-04 A23L449 2 – Tag Applied<br />
10-15-04 A23L449 4 – Moved Out<br />
10-16-0416 04 SB3T552 3 – Moved In<br />
05-04-05 SB3T552 4 – Moved Out<br />
05-04-0504 5245G3D 3 – Moved In<br />
05-05-05 442DW31 10 - Slaughtered
Impact on food safety<br />
• Designed to trace livestock diseases<br />
• “Book-end” approach; “tag in” at birth premises,<br />
“tag out” at slaughter facility; combined with other<br />
post-harvest carcass identification<br />
• Not a “food safety” initiative nor “farm to fork”<br />
initiative on its own<br />
• COOL compliance
Thank you! Any questions