Lesson 4
Good Production Practice #4
Identify and Track All Treated Animals.
Objectives
• This lesson will help you to:
– Identify tools and methods for identification of pigs or
pens
– Explain the importance of identifying and tracking all
treated animals
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Animal Identification
• Important management tool
• Record performance measurements
• Track
– Treated pigs
– Ownership and movement of pigs
– Disease outbreaks
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Animal Identification
• Permanent
– Ear notching
– Tattoo
• Temporary
– Ear tag
– Paint brand
– Animal markers
 Marking crayon
 Marking stick
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Permanent Animal Identification
• Ear notching
– Right ear
 Litter number
– Left ear
 Pig number
• Read ear notches
beginning with litter
number
– Ex. 23 – 4
 Born in the 23rd litter
 Was the fourth pig
identified
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Permanent Animal
Identification
Litter Number
1+1=2
Pig Number
3 + 9 = 12
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Permanent Animal Identification
• Tattoos
– Permanent
– Hard to read from distance
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Temporary Animal Identification
• Ear tags
• Paint brands
• Markings using:
– Marking crayons or
– Marking sticks
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Animal Identification
• Group tracking:
– May be used when an entire group of
animals have the same withdrawal
time
 Unit may be a pen, room or building
– Used in commercial operations
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Animal Identification
• Record the individual identification
of any animal that you treat
• This will help ensure that you can
identify the same animal again
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Tracking Treated Animals
• Animal treatment should be
accompanied by a written
record
• Medication and treatment
records
– Help ensure food safety
throughout the food supply
chain
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Tracking Treated Animals
• Medication records
Date
Sept. 22
Animal
ID
145
Product
name
Penicillin
Amount
given
10 cc
Route
IM
Given by
Chuck
Withdrawal
time
10 days
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National Animal Identification
System (NAIS)
USDA - NAIS
•
Information system to enhance response to U.S. animal disease
events
•
State/Federal/Industry cooperative effort
•
Provides oversight and coordination of species-specific program
standards for identification
– The pork industry has developed the Swine ID Plan
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Premises Identification
Premises Identification Number (PIN)
• Key component of NAIS and the Swine ID Plan
– Seven alphanumeric characters that uniquely identify a physical
location where livestock may be located.
• During natural or disease disasters, PINs will support:
– Faster traceback capability
– Faster determination of the extent of the outbreak or event
– Faster implementation of disease control measures and response
activities
– Better business planning to diminish the effects of an outbreak or
event
– Better communications to producers in areas affected by disasters
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Take-Home Message
• Learn how to read ear notches
• Establish how you will identify
your animals
• Use identification to aid in
keeping treatment records
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Summary
• Identify tools and methods for
identification of pigs/pens
• Understand the importance of
identifying and tracking all treated
animals
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Youth Pork Quality Assurance
Plus
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