E.tagging of animal in cattle marketl

E.TAGGING OF ANIMALS

IN

MODEL CATTLE MARKET

Dr.M.IQBAL SHAHID

Concept

Tagging is an important part of animal identification but must be done properly

Tagging of an animal is very similar to a human getting their ears’ pierced

Learn how to properly tag your animals and maintain proper care afterwards

To develop a complete value chain system in Animal Identification ,Traceability and Marketing

E-TAGGING OF ANIMALS

Visual Tags Electronic ear Tags Applicator

Framework for Animal Traceability

Identification & tracing of animals

Registration (voluntary or mandatory) of livestock for ensuring safe and hygienic animal holding conditions

Prohibition on sale of unhealthy animals

Safety of animal from unhealthy human contact

Disease free Animals

Elements of Traceability To be able to creditably record Place of Birth and Parentage Quality and type of food consumed Method of Husbandry Record use of medication Method of transportation to Slaughter Method and quality of Slaughter facilities Method and practices used to process the carcass Method of storage of finished product and transportation to

consumer

Common Global Practices and

Standards of Traceability OIE and Codex have

mandate to set standards for animal ID and traceability(May 2007 onwards), e.g. GST GS1

Currently provides a background and is not widely recognized, since most developed, since most developed countries are already ahead

A Unique Number could Record Place of Birth

Geographical rearing area or movement incidences

Methods and timing of transport

Lair age & Place of Slaughter

Movement of carcass components

Conditions & duration in cold storage

Method of transportation to Final destination

A dedicated team will need to be created to handle the collection of animal data

Benefits of Traceability Animal identification and registration through tagging

Traceability at farm cattle market, slaughter house, transportation and retail

Data recording

Title and ownership

Theft control

Regularization of animal movement

Compliance for export requirements

The 4 Stages of Traceability

1° Live cattle identification and tracing.

2° Information’s gathering in the slaughterhouse.

The 4 Stages of Traceability

The owner

the sanitel identification

The origin,date of birth

The classification

The age in months

Date and hour

are indicated on the label.

The 4 Stages of Traceability

° 3 The transmission of the data through the processing chain.

The 4 Stages of Traceability

1° On the final wrapping, the batch number give us the link with the working document (AP10343931).

2° from this working document it is easy to trace back to the deboning batch number and so on to the sanitel numbers.

4 The Final delivery to Customer

Proper Steps to Animal Tagging

Properly secure the animal to apply tag

Movement of the animal’s head could create an undesirable situation to

appropriately apply the ear tag. This could cause injury to the person or

livestock, or improper tagging of the animal

Cattle: Chute with a head gate, halter and/or nose lead.

Sheep & Goats: Proper hand grip of animal’s head to restrict movement.

Identify the tagging site on the animal’s ear.

Tags should be applied in the middle third of the ear between the upper

and lower ribs

It is important while using electronic identification (EID) tags to apply the

tag with the visual panel, male portion of the tag on the outside back of

the ear with the EID button, female portion of the tag on the inside of the

ear.

Proper hygiene and cleanliness during the tagging process is necessary

to reduce the risk of infection and clean the tagging site of animals ear

Examine the tag to verify it is correctly, comfortably, and securely

positioned. Record necessary data on the animal

Ear Tagging Precautions

Tags placed too far outside of the recommended position are

prone to snagging and may be easily torn out.

Tags placed too far inside of the recommended position may

cause pinching and/or necrosis

The applicator pin to ensure the tip is in good condition, If

the tip is bent or broken, insert replacement pin

Check alignment by closing the jaws of the applicator to the

point where the two tag halves meet; the stud should be

centered within the button hole

when using EID tags, the number printed on the visual panel

tag (male portion) should correspond and match with the 15-

digit number on the electronic tag button