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National Animal Identification System. Program intended to identify animals and record their movements for the purpose of disease control Ultimate goal: Create an effective, uniform national animal tracing system that will help maintain the health of U.S. herds and flocks. When fully operational, it will allow animal tracing to be completed within 48 hours of disease detection, ensuring rapid containment of the disease. .
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1. ESWG UPDATE:Equine Identification in the U.S. American Horse Council
November, 2005
2. National Animal Identification System Program intended to identify animals and record their movements for the purpose of disease control
Ultimate goal: Create an effective, uniform national animal tracing system that will help maintain the health of U.S. herds and flocks.
When fully operational, it will allow animal tracing to be completed within 48 hours of disease detection, ensuring rapid containment of the disease.
3. Why have a National Equine Identification Program? Protect our horses
Control outbreaks of contagious foreign diseases
Protect human health
Address the threat of bio-terrorism
Identify lost, stolen or displaced horses
Maintain a stable economic environment
Insure freedom of movement and export of horses
Be a responsible member of the livestock industry
4. Equine Species Working Group Established: October 2003
Membership: 35 industry representatives & Animal Health officials
Goal: Develop recommendations for a national equine identification plan
Subcommittees:
Steering Committee
Breed Registry and Database Management
Identification and Technology
Communication and Owner Education
Pilot Project and Tracking Movement
5. ESWG Members American Horse Council
Breed Registries
Various Discipline Organizations
Event Organizations
State and Federal Animal Health Officials
Education/Extension
Racing Commission
6. ESWG Recommendations Submitted recommendations to the USDA in December 04 and updated recommendations in June 05.
Highlight the unique nature of the Horse Industry while including similar recommendations of other livestock groups
Dynamic Process: changes can continuously be made, not a final document.
Available on AHC/ESWG Website: www.horsecouncil.org
7. Premises Identification All 50 states and 5 tribes fully operations with premises registration systems
As of Mid-October 2005, over 133,000 premises registered
Premise Identification Number: 7-digit code
Visit the NAIS Website for links to State premises registration systems: www.usda.gov/nais
8. Which Premises Should be Identified? Ports of Entry
Quarantine Facilities
Auctions and Sales
Fairgrounds
Breeding Farms
Boarding Facilities
Training Facilities
Equine Clinics and Hospitals
Racetracks
Show/Exhibition/ Competition Facilities Public and Private Stables
Rodeo Arenas
National or State Parks
Universities (Educational/Research Facilities/Diagnostic Laboratories)
Ports of Exit
Dude Ranches
9. Animal Identification Begin by incorporating existing ID methods
Tattoo, DNA, Brand, Microchip
Animal Identification Number: 15-digit code
ESWG: Recommendation should focus on an Identification method most suitable for participation in NAIS.
RFID appears most practical at this time
By establishing a uniformly accepted method such as RFID, the following conditions are met:
Internationally compatible, Permits 15-digit identification number, allows for compatibility
10. ESWG ID Method Recommendation for NAIS Compliancy ISO/ANSI compatible RFID chips (11784/85, 134.2 kHz)
Implantation site: nuchal ligament on the left side, in the middle third of the neck, halfway between the ears and the withers.
RFID scanners that, at a minimum read 134.2khz microchips and are able to identify the presence of a microchip in a horse.
If the reader is unable to decode the chip, it must be able to identify who the manufacturer is so that the necessary reader can be obtained
11. RFID - Microchips Graphics courtesy of Electronic ID Inc.
12. ESWG Future Focuses Determining ID Technology Performance Standards
Movement Tracking
Questions:
Which horses must be included in a tracking system?
Who reports the data?
Who does the data get reported to?
Privatization of the Movement Recording Database
13. Communication & Owner Education Communication with the Equine Industry is Key!
ESWG Webpage operational and continuously updated
www.horsecouncil.org
Summary of NAIS and Equine ID, List of Benefits, FAQs, Press Releases, White Papers (Microchip Paper, Equine Health Issues and the NAIS), ESWG Recommendations, Links
14. USDA NAIS Material Pamphlets
Animal ID
Premises ID
Q & A
Factsheets
NAIS Overview
NAIS Goals
NAIS Evolution
Premises ID
Radio Scripts
Q & A
NAIS Poster
For Copies contact the AHC: ahc@horsecouncil.org
15. Any Questions?