BC Poultry Premise Identification Initiative
BC Poultry Premise Identification Initiative
Angela McKee B.Sc.
BC Broiler Hatching Egg Commission
Solvej Patschke M.Sc. P.Ag.
Ministry of Agriculture and Lands
Working GroupWorking Group
• Kathy Erickson and Katie LoweBC Chicken MB
• Mike Gillanders and Kim BathBC Egg MB
• Susan Mallory, BC Turkey MB
• Angela McKee, BC Hatching Eggs
• Solvej Patschke, BC MAL
OutlineOutline• Background
• Goals and Objectives
• Progress to date
BackgroundBackground• AI outbreak in 2004: temporary database
created containing contact information for producers
• After the outbreak, database given back to 4 poultry boards to maintain with current information
• AI event 2005: determined that identifying farms by address was not sufficient for mapping purposes
• Moving forward: Premise ID Initiative
BC Poultry Premise ID GoalsBC Poultry Premise ID Goals
• Industry-led initiative (government supported)
Goals:
• To accurately, efficiently and uniquely identify all commercial 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
What is Livestock Traceability?What is Livestock Traceability?
• Includes 3 main elements:
1. Animal identification (group)
2. Premises identification
3. Movement tracking
Premise ID Initiative- ObjectivesPremise ID Initiative- Objectives
• To have a secure central database that contains accurate premise and barn identification and contact information for all commercial BC poultry premises and barns
• To create a system and process for poultry producers outside of the regulated system to register their poultry premises
• To ensure the process and database is concurrent with national initiatives (CCIA/ CLIA)
Premise ID Initiative- ObjectivesPremise ID Initiative- Objectives
• 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
• To work and communicate with various stakeholders towards the common goal of Emergency Preparedness
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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
Mapping
• GIS technician (Dave Jackson) hired May 15 to map premises and sub-premises using orthophotos
• Abbotsford: 218 premises, 807 sub-premises
• Chilliwack: 105 premises, 329 sub-premises
• Lower Mainland, then Island and Interior
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bldg_type Building type Building Description
s Single 1 single barn
dd Double Decker A 2 storey barn
td Triple Decker A 3 storey barn
ms Multi-stage A barn that contains birds of more than one age where the birds are moved farther down in the barn as they get older
tw Twin Two 1 storey barns under one roof
tr Triplet Three 1 storey barns under one roof
q Quad Four 1 storey barns under one roof
Mapping sub-premises by production floor
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Signage
• Premise: parcel of landInstalled at barn driveway
• Sub-premise: barn / hatcheryInstalled on main barn door
Ex. Double decker, have -01 and -02 numbering
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Centralized Database
• Project goal- integrate into Canadian Livestock Tracking System (with CCIA)
• Delayed development due to customization to meet needs of poultry industry
• In interim, temporary access database
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Timelines
• Mapping- end of August
• Signs- end of December
• Centralized Database- end of December
• FADES exercise Winter 2006-07
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Questions?Questions?
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