BC Poultry Premise Identification Initiative

BC Poultry Premise Identification Initiative

Solvej Patschke M.Sc. P.Ag.

Ministry of Agriculture and Lands

April 11, 2006

OutlineOutline• Background

• History of poultry database and identifying premises in 2004, 2005 AI

• Moving Forward- Premise ID initiative

• National Initiatives (CCIA/ CLIA/ traceability)

• Benefits

BackgroundBackground

• Emergency preparedness has become an important initiative for poultry industry (past AI events in FV, media coverage AI around world)

• Without a system in place to accurately map and identify poultry premises and barns in affected areas, emergency response would be ineffective and potential exists for much greater economic losses

• Estimated 2004 AI outbreak cost BC Poultry Industry over $63 million, estimated gross economic cost of $380 million

HistoryHistory

• A database of poultry premises was created during the 2004 AI for the Emergency Response Command Centre

• Database: poultry premises, testing, contact information etc.

• Took time to compile information as it was not previously available in 1 database

HistoryHistory

• After the outbreak, database given back to 4 poultry boards to maintain with current information on all producers

• 4 boards: Angela McKee became lead

• Basic contact information recorded (address, phone, contact name etc)

• 2005 AI event: database and how properties were identified needed to be improved

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Moving Forward Premise ID Initiative

Moving Forward Premise ID Initiative

• National Premise ID

• Canadian Livestock Identification Agency (CLIA) - Mike Dexter

• Canadian Cattle Identification Agency (CCIA) – Brett McConkey

• Premises “geo-referenced” – can be mapped quickly

• Contact information in central database

TraceabilityTraceability

Traceability includes 3 main elements:

1.Animal identification

2.Premises identification

3.Movement tracking

CLIA developed national standards

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BC Assessment Jurol / legal address for parcel

Parcel = Premise

Barns = Sub premises

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CCIA- Premise Location Allocator

Premise Attributes:

• Legal land description / Jurol

• Contact information

• Type of Premise (Farm, barn, hatchery, rendering plant etc)

• Location of barns (x,y) - orthophotos

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• Information secure• Access controlled

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• Industry-led initiative (government supported)

Goals:

• To accurately, efficiently and uniquely identify all regulated BC poultry premises and barns while working towards full chain traceability

• To instill confidence in our stakeholders regarding our preparedness in a foreign animal disease situation

Premise ID Initiative- ObjectivesPremise ID Initiative- Objectives• To have a central database that contains

accurate premise and barn identification and contact information for all regulated BC poultry premises and barns

• To ensure the process and database is concurrent with national initiatives (CCIA/ CLIA)

• To assign a national alpha-numeric ID to all premises and barns

• To physically identify the premises and barns with highly visible signage with the national Premise ID

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• BC Poultry Industry Biosecurity and Emergency Response Strategic Plan (2005-2007)

• Goal 2: the BC poultry industry has an emergency response management plan in place to handle an infectious disease outbreak, by 2007

• Requires all farms and other required locations to be included in a “database” by Dec 31, 2006

National InitiativesNational Initiatives

• Ontario / Quebec / Manitoba

• National Hog Identification and Traceability System

– once systems in place and functional, program will become mandatory in 2008

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• Want to pursue opportunities to include Specialty birds / backyard flocks

• A complete poultry database is critical to reduce response time, key in limiting impacts of an animal disease outbreak

• Only as good as the “weakest link”

BenefitsBenefits

• Quicker mapping of quarantine area

• First 24 hrs are the most important

• Provides quick response to limit disease spread

• Provides timely testing to move birds to market

• Minimizes down time

• Other emergencies- floods, water quality issues

Questions?Questions?