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ESWG UPDATE: Equine Identification in the U.S.

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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ESWG UPDATE: Equine Identification in the U.S.

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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?

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