Data Management: a Regulatory, Industry and Producer Panel - Moderator: Ms. Kathryn Britton, Senior Director, Where Food Comes From. Panelists Mrs. Jill Wagner, Contract Manager, GlobalVetLINK; Mr. Roger Koberstein, Koberstein Farms; Dr. James Averill, State Veterinarian, Michigan Dept. of Agriculture, from the 2018 NIAA Annual Conference, Livestock Traceability: Opportunities for Animal Agriculture, plus the Traceability and the Real World Interactive Workshop, April 10 - 12, Denver, CO, USA. More presentations at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeUDeS810OcOfuEYwj1oHKQ

1. Data Management –
Regulatory Perspective
James Averill, DVM, PhD
State Veterinarian

2. • Regulators Purpose
• Changing Times
• Data Management in 21st Century
• Michigan’s Perspective
• Summary
Outline

3. Regulatory
Purpose

4. Protect,
regulate, and
promote
animal health.
Regulators Job

5. Core Functions
Licensing
Animal Traceability
Reportable Diseases

6. Changing Times

7. Speed of Business
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8. Hard Copies vs Electronic

9. Old Days of Animal ID

10. New Era of Animal ID

11. Data
Management
21st Century

12. • Breed abbreviations
• Age
• Identification
• GPS location
Standardized Data Collection

13. • What is purpose
• What relevant information needed
• Ease of use by all
• Who needs access
• Communicate with other systems?
Database

14. • Producer biggest concern
• Need to protect information
• Location
• Disease
• Animal identification
Producer Security

15. Michigan’s
Perspective

16. • All cattle must have RFID when leaving
premises
• Benefits:
• Efficiency
• Reduced error
• Traceability
Electronic Identification

17. Databases

18. • (6) Any medical or epidemiological information
that identifies the owners of animals and is gathered
in connection with the reporting of a discovery, suspicion, or
reason to believe that an animal is either affected by a reportable
disease or contaminated with a toxic substance, or information
gathered in connection with an investigation of the reporting of a
discovery, suspicion, or reason to believe that an animal is
affected by a reportable disease or contaminated with a toxic
substance is confidential, is exempt from disclosure
under the freedom of information act, 1976 PA
442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246, and is not open to
public inspection without the individual's consent
unless public inspection is necessary to protect the public or
animal health as determined by the director. Such medical or
epidemiological information that is released to a legislative body
shall not contain information that identifies a specific owner.
Privacy

19. Why We Do What We Do

20. • Data management critical to regulators
• In an ideal world data management meet all parties
involved
• Producer privacy is critical
Summary

21. MIagriculture
Michigan Department
of Agriculture@MichDeptofAg
Questions?
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James Averill, DVM, PhD
State Veterinarian
averillj1@michigan.gov
517-284-5667(office)
517-449-0228 (cell)