Good Production Practice

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Lesson 4

• Good Production Practice 4
• Identify and Track All Treated Animals.

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Objectives

• This lesson will help you to
• Identify tools and methods for identification of
  pigs or pens
• Explain the importance of identifying and
  tracking all treated animals

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Animal Identification

• Important management tool
• Record performance measurements
• Track
• Treated pigs
• Ownership and movement of pigs
• Disease outbreaks

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Animal Identification

• Permanent
• Ear notching
• Tattoo
• Temporary
• Ear tag
• Paint brand
• Animal markers
• Marking crayon
• Marking stick

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Permanent Animal Identification

• Ear notching
• Right ear
• Litter number
• Left ear
• Pig number

• Read ear notches beginning with litter number
• Ex. 23 4
• Born in the 23rd litter
• Was the fourth pig identified

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Permanent Animal Identification
Litter Number Pig Number
1 1 2
3 9 12
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Permanent Animal Identification

• Tattoos
• Permanent
• Hard to read from distance

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Temporary Animal Identification

• Ear tags
• Paint brands
• Markings using
• Marking crayons or
• Marking sticks

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Animal Identification

• Group tracking
• May be used when an entire group of animals have
  the same withdrawal time
• Unit may be a pen, room or building
• Used in commercial operations

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Animal Identification

• Record the individual identification of any
  animal that you treat
• This will help ensure that you can identify the
  same animal again

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Tracking Treated Animals

• Animal treatment should be accompanied by a
  written record
• Medication and treatment records
• Help ensure food safety throughout the food
  supply chain

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Tracking Treated Animals

• Medication records

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National Animal Identification System (NAIS)

• USDA - NAIS
• Information system to enhance response to U.S.
  animal disease events
• State/Federal/Industry cooperative effort
• Provides oversight and coordination of
  species-specific program standards for
  identification
• The pork industry has developed the Swine ID Plan

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Premises Identification

• Premises Identification Number (PIN)
• Key component of NAIS and the Swine ID Plan
• Seven alphanumeric characters that uniquely
  identify a physical location where livestock may
  be located.
• During natural or disease disasters, PINs will
  support
• Faster traceback capability
• Faster determination of the extent of the
  outbreak or event
• Faster implementation of disease control measures
  and response activities
• Better business planning to diminish the effects
  of an outbreak or event
• Better communications to producers in areas
  affected by disasters

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Take-Home Message

• Learn how to read ear notches
• Establish how you will identify your animals
• Use identification to aid in keeping treatment
  records

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Summary

• Identify tools and methods for identification of
  pigs/pens
• Understand the importance of identifying and
  tracking all treated animals

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