What we wanted to do:
What we wanted to do Use RFID’s in production pigs to allow a combination of group / lot ID and individual ID
Tag a small % of pigs at wean
Combine that ID with a group / lot ID
Electronically capture and report all individuals with RFID in every group at the receiving premises
Capture data at 4 premises
Upload individual animal and group data to a central repository
Who contributed to the project:
Who contributed to the project USDA
Funding and data framework
Minnesota Board of Animal Health
Project objectives, data repository
Digital Angel
Tags, software, hardware, data storage and exchange
Protein Sources
Paid for tags, tagging, data collection
Hardware and Software:
Hardware and Software Minnesota Board of Animal Health
GDB for data storage (animal ID table)
Destron (Digital Angel)
Pigsmart for data capture and reporting
FDX RFID’s
Bluetooth paddle RFID readers
Protein Sources
Pigsmart for data capture and reporting
Slide5:
Gilt Multiplier 5% Sow Farms 10% Animal Flow
Slide6:
Data Flow Gilt Multiplier Sow Farm Nursery Finisher
Incomplete:
Incomplete All data transfer
Test exercise
Analysis of project
What we have learned:
What we have learned NAIS in some segments can be done now
Hardware and software is available now
Need mandatory rules for reporting
This Year:
This Year Voluntary premises registration
9044 registered to date
By Species
Beef 5440
Dairy 2032
Swine 1601
Poultry 1055
Sheep/Goats 995
Horses 773
Misc 154
Total 12,242