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OSPRI | SPECIAL PROJECTS <strong>2014</strong>/<strong>2015</strong><br />
ENHANCEMENT OF KEY<br />
TBFREE SYSTEMS<br />
Surveillance<br />
Our pest control work has been<br />
streamlined through improvements<br />
to the recording of surveillance<br />
activities. We have completed system<br />
enhancements to accommodate<br />
new possum detection devices such<br />
as WaxTags® and ChewTrack Cards.<br />
These devices reflect advancements<br />
in the monitoring and surveillance<br />
of possums under the TBfree<br />
programme. We can now upload<br />
data and report automatically on<br />
where detection devices were used.<br />
By enhancing our existing system,<br />
a range of paper-based and manual<br />
workarounds have been eliminated,<br />
giving us greater efficiency and<br />
integrity in our pest control work.<br />
Disease Management System<br />
We completed work on a<br />
geospatially-enabled livestock<br />
Disease Management System (DMS).<br />
This tool supports core disease<br />
management activities, including<br />
TB testing administration for over<br />
75,000 herd and farm owners.<br />
It was developed in partnership<br />
with internal and external users,<br />
including post mortem inspectors at<br />
meat processing plants, TB testing<br />
organisations and laboratories. In<br />
<strong>2014</strong>/<strong>2015</strong>, several key features<br />
were deployed and an ‘Agile’<br />
approach was adopted to manage<br />
the project. This allowed for regular<br />
engagement with users to test<br />
system functionality prior to release.<br />
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