Colorado Pilot Projecy Wayne Cunningham

Update: Tri-National Consortium NAIS Implementation for Cattle: 

Update: Tri-National Consortium NAIS Implementation for Cattle Marty Goldberg, Program Manager Tri-National Livestock Health andamp; Identification Consortium

Education Initiative: 

Education Initiative andgt;40 Town Hall Meetings Booth attendance and NAIS presentations State Fairs, Association Annual Meetings Cattlemen’s Livestock Veterinary Train the Trainer – Fall 05 Cooperative Extension Service Brand Inspectors Livestock Veterinarians Livestock Markets and Auctions CO Farm Service Agency

Educational Collaborations: 

Educational Collaborations State Universities Cooperative Extension Service – Youth Education through 4-H and FFA Programs University joint studies Joint 'train the trainer' sessions Brand Inspectors Brand Inspection forms include Premises ID and RFID Actively promoting Premises Registration

Communications: 

Communications Informational Brochures, Posters, and Training Manual

Premises Registration: 

Premises Registration FREE Voluntary Premises Registration System Via paper form Via telephone Via website Data 'Quality' Registrants are informed Beef Producers leading the Premises Registration Numbers

Animal Identification: 

Animal Identification ISO RFID tags Over 32,000 tags issued Tags associated with premises prior to being distributed 'Cost-Share' Program to defray initial tagging cost to producers

“Testing the System”: 

'Testing the System' Livestock Identification and Reported Animal Movements Producers Feedlots Exhibitions Livestock Markets

Animal Tracking: 

Animal Tracking AIN Reading Real-time AIN Reading and Tracking using Tracking Station™ software Requires minimal or no additional personnel Linkages to Brand Inspection records Reader Training – Brand Inspectors and Animal Health Officials AIN Tracking Web-based, upload-able events New Technology Investigation Pocket PC UHF

Making NAIS WORK! Canadian Cattle Importation in Colorado: 

Making NAIS WORK! Canadian Cattle Importation in Colorado Over 15,000 Head (as of 9/15) in multiple feedlots… IT WORKS! Import numbers GROWING each day 258 loads 36.4% of Total US imports being tracked in Colorado LivestockTrust™ database

Canadian Cattle Importation: 

Canadian Cattle Importation Canadian Cattle imported, read, uploaded, and stored in LivestockTrust™

Canadian Cattle Importation – : 

Canadian Cattle Importation – Prior to Cattle Arrival Feedlot must obtain Premises ID Contact CDA and Brand Board to notify of cattle arrival. Rules and Regulations

Canadian Cattle Importation: 

Canadian Cattle Importation At Canadian/U.S. Border – Port of Entry Cattle inspected, AIN recorded (RFID or barcode), loaded and sealed (locked) Paperwork faxed to CDA Rules and Regulations

Canadian Cattle Importation: 

Canadian Cattle Importation Feedlot Arrival Completed USDA receiving form Official Seals broken by Veterinarian or accredited designee All cattle must have official Canadian ID (cannot be removed) Head count, health certificate, seal number must match those on file with CDA Pen separately until brand inspection plus tag reading and upload to LivestockTrust™ Rules and Regulations

Canadian Cattle Importation: 

Canadian Cattle Importation Process Cattle at Feedlot Brand Inspector, State Health Official, CDA Representative, or feedlot designee read and report event to LivestockTrust™ Cattle enter into normal feeding processes Deads andamp; Realizers must be reported to LivestockTrust™ Rules and Regulations

Canadian Cattle Importation: 

Canadian Cattle Importation 'Painless Accumulation of Data' – Dr. Wayne Cunningham, CO State Veterinarian Canadian Cattle moved into the Colorado Production System Cost to producer was minimal in terms of time, shrink, or money. 'We have input over 15,000 head into LivestockTrust, and it WORKS!' – Dr. Carl Heckendorf, CO Director of Livestock Emergency Preparedness

Summary: 

Summary Implementation of Animal ID and Tracking Real-live use: VS, TB, CWD, Scrapie, Imports Use of Existing Resources Brand Inspectors Cooperative Extension Service Veterinarians – Private and Government Equipment going into markets Producers tagging animals, showing increasing commitment to ID