NAIS Project Update

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NAIS Project Update 09-28-05
Southwest Animal and Premises Identification and
Animal Tracking
Victor J Velez and John Suther
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Project Update

• Premises Identification
• Registration via Compliant Premises Registration
  System (CPRS)
• Data conversion
• Connectivity to other systems
• Interstate permit system
• Laboratory System
• Animal Tracking
• Animal identification
• Data Capture
• Data reporting
• Outreach

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Premises Registration

• Became compliant on January 18, 2005
• Voluntary but exploring legislation to make it
  mandatory
• Register
• Web
• Phone
• Mail/fax form
• Will start actively advertising in October

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www.Californiaid.orgwww.Oregonid.org
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Premises Registration

• Over 2,600 registered
• California 1,500
• Oregon 1,100
• Exemptions
• Over 200
• 8-10
• Higher for beef operations
• Conversion of of existing premises
• Have not moved END (87,000) to state system
• Validation of existing dairies (60 )

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CA Premises Registered via CPRS
N 1,500
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Why Exceptions?

• Physical address is submitted
• No address has ever been issued to premises
• latitude and longitude are needed to obtain
  premises number
• Brand new address
• Verification is needed through different services
  including county assessors office
• Wrong address is submitted
• Number, Street name, City, Zip
• P.O. Box is provided
• Does not have a physical address
• Submitter does not know physical address and uses
  P.O. box
• Started using Data Management Center
• From a few minutes to several days to issue number

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Premises Identification - Issues

• Complex to register certain premises
• Sheep continued to graze in old grain fields,
  fallow land, and harvested melon fields in Fresno
  County. Recent NASS Livestock Report
• Data only flows one direction - from CPRS to
  National Repository
• Premises numbers being issued via
• EMRS (FADs emergencies)
• Public land conversion?
• Systems dont collect same information as CPRS

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Connectivity of CA Web-based Interstate Permit
System with CPRS
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NO
Yes
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Dairy Dairy-Beef EID and Tracking
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Why?
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Dairy heifers Dairy bulls Movements
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Animal Identification and Tracking Project-
Objectives -

• Track Animal Movements (approx. 55,000 animals)
• Terminal movements of adult dairy cows
• Calf movements
• Dairy heifers
• Dairy bulls
• Evaluate Animal Identification(RFID)
• Application
• Retention
• Readability
• Tag distribution
• Cost

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Animal Identification and Tracking Project -
Objectives -

• Implement Animal Movement Tracking and Reporting
• Data capture
• Devices
• ID Readers
• Computer
• Software
• Data reporting
• Methods
• Cost
• Software
• Examine the Role of CDFAs Brand Inspection
  program

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Summary
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Animal Tracking Data Analysis
TRACKING AN ANIMAL Dairy to Calf Ranch 1 to Calf
Ranch 2 Information hosted by service providers
(National FAIR/Holstein Association
AgInfoLink)
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A Cohort Report of the same animal gives many 1st
and 2nd level of contact animals.
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Outreach

• Actively distributing USDA outreach materials
• Over 3,000 Premises Identification booklets
  (program aid No. 1800)
• Over 3,000 Animal Identification booklets
  (program aid No. 1797)
• Created Animal Identification Web site
• Developed documents
• California Producer Update
• Brand Identification vs. Animal Identification
  document
• Attended over 60 events state-wide

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UC Davis Extension

• Detail the background behind the NAIS and outline
  the steps required to participate
• Describe the animal identification systems that
  are currently on the market
• Outline production applications for individual
  animal ID systems

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Outreach Plan
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• Background and reasons for animal identification
  program.
• How to apply for a unique premises identification
  in California.
• Detailed description and comparison of animal
  identification systems currently on the market.
• Value of individual record keeping to commercial
  livestock operations.
• Emerging management systems.

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Challenges

• Premises Identification
• Legal
• Legislation implementation
• Confidentiality (CPRA)
• Request for premises registration (absentee
  owners)
• Exception process
• Consensus across states
• Definition
• One vs. many premises
• Integrate premises registration by separate
  systems
• EMRS
• GDB
• CPRS

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Challenges

• Animal Identification and Tracking
• Producer education
• Tag application
• Device
• Placement
• Left ear
• Correct location (infections)
• Relationship premises id and animal id
• Technology
• Readability
• Sound
• Light
• Distance
• Data capture (different systems even within same
  premises)
• Integration with existing producer management
  systems
• Transparency

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Reality
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Questions ?