Department of Animal Health and Production

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Department of Animal Health and Production

• Ministry of Agriculture

Livestock Identification and Traceback System
Livestock Identification and Trace-back System
Presented by Kedikilwe Kedikilwe
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LITS - Using ICT For Accelerated Development

• Competitiveness in Global Markets
• Poverty Alleviation
• Sustained Economic Diversification
• Achievement of Vision 2016 ideals.

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EU Regulations!

• Botswana beef sold in the EU is required to be
  traceable from a BMC Pack to individual animals
  of origin
• 1997 - EC820/97
• 2000 - EC1760/2000
• 2002 - European Food Safety Authority
• Non-compliance means no more exports to EU

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LITS Consist of

• Central Database (DMQR)
• Field Data Acquisition System (FDAS)

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Central Database (DMQR) Consist of

• Omang Database
• Brands Database
• Recycling Database
• BMC Database
• Docking Stations

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LITS DB Connectivity
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Field Data Acquisition System Consist of

• Extension officer PCs for capturing and storage
  of data.
• Readers (Static and Handheld) uses Radio
  Frequency Technology
• Applicators for bolus insertion

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Insertion data logged in the EO Box
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Movement Permits under LITS

• Compulsory use of digital movement permits
  started in 01.04.05.
• These covered movement of cattle to BMC,
  butcheries and council abattoirs.

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Bolus Recycling System P1,150,000 spent on
recycling.223,120 boluses recycled to
date.Recycled boluses started to be used

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Bolus Recovery at BMC
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Bolus Recovery at BMC
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Achieving the BMC Traceability Link

• BMC Link to the GDN
• Sastek Application Upgrade
• Post-kill readers Installed
• LITS DB Querying by BMC

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Activities from LITS

• Online brands registration/renewals at districts.
• Digital movement permits issuance.
• Change of ownership of cattle.

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Outputs from LITS

• Individual cattle detail history record.
• Livestock census
• Farmer printouts
• Brands statistics
• Herd size owners reports.

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