Northwest Pilot Projects Rick Stott

Finding Real-World Solutions For Animal ID: 

ID INFO EXPO 2005 Finding Real-World Solutions For Animal ID

Regional Partners: 

Regional Partners Beef, dairy, sheep andamp; bison industries State departments of agriculture andamp; vets Brand boards WSU andamp; UC Davis testing labs University Extensions Alberta Cattle Associations Idaho Cattle Association

Goals of the NWPP: 

Goals of the NWPP Help USDA refine the NAIS to be: workable, reasonable, practical. Meet USDA’s goal of 48-hour traceability.

Regional Solutions: 

Regional Solutions Producer-driven project andamp; solutions Shape NAIS through hands-on trials Test multiple ID processes Individual – electronic and visual Group lot identification

NWPP Status: 

NWPP Status Animals Enrolled: 23,000 Participants Signed Up: 119 Transactions in Database: 17,214+ Individual animal transactions 17,139+ Group/Lot transactions 75

Outreach Efforts: 

Outreach Efforts Participants in Outreach Events: 3,850 Total Outreach Events: 83 NCBA Convention Cattlemen’s College Western Assoc. of State Dept’s of Agriculture 2005 Intermountain Cow Symposium 2005 NWPP Animal ID Symposium CSU-Chico Beef Day andamp; Trade Show Western State Livestock Investigators Assoc. State andamp; local cattlemens associations

Pilot Analysis: 

Pilot Analysis NAIS should mirror commerce Industry-driven solution USDA implementation not fast enough Allow market incentives to cover costs

BEEF Magazine Survey: 

BEEF Magazine Survey

BEEF Magazine Survey: 

BEEF Magazine Survey

Industry Infrastructure: 

Industry Infrastructure

Complete Trace From Birth to Death: 

Complete Trace From Birth to Death Group/Lot ID at cow-calf level:

Slide12: 

Animals received by feedlot as group/lot: Complete Trace From Birth to Death

Slide13: 

Conversion from group/lot to individual ID: Complete Trace From Birth to Death

Slide14: 

Had EID tags, but only visual tags read: Complete Trace From Birth to Death

Slide15: 

End point: Complete Trace From Birth to Death

Slide16: 

Animal traceback records: Complete Trace From Birth to Death

Group/Lot Transactions: 

Group/Lot Transactions Typical Group/Lot Sequence:

Individual Transactions: 

Individual Transactions Typical Individual Event Sequence:

BEEF Magazine Survey: 

BEEF Magazine Survey

Current Priorities: 

Current Priorities Responded to USDA request for info Capture events up production chain Meet enrollment goal of 27,000 head Continue to do outreach programs Continue involving producers in data entry

Additional Information: 

Additional Information Online: www.northwestpilot.org Rick Stott Julie Morrison NWPP Chairman NWPP Coordinator (208) 338-2500 (208) 343-1615 Rick.Stott@agribeef.com julie@idahocattle.org