Disease Traceability Update – Swine ID & Emergency Prep - Mr. Bryan Black, Past President, National Pork Producers Council (Swine), from the 2017 NIAA Annual Conference, U.S. Animal Agriculture's Future Role In World Food Production - Obstacles & Opportunities, April 4 - 6, Columbus, OH, USA. More presentations at http://www.trufflemedia.com/agmedia/conference/2017_niaa_us_animal_ag_future_role_world_food_production

1. Bryan Black
Past President
National Pork Producers Council
Swine ID & Emergency Prep

2. Mandatory Identification of Swine
• 9 CFR 71.19 – Identification of Swine in Interstate
Commerce
– Codified since the late 80’s
– Integral to PRV eradication
– Industry recognized importance of enhancing pre-
harvest traceability
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3. Glossary
• NIAA – National Institutes of Animal Agriculture
• USAHA – United States Animal Health Association
• USAIP – United States Animal Identification Plan
• NAIS – National Animal Identification System
• ADT – Animal Disease Traceability
• SAHO – State Animal Health Official
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4. Animal Disease Traceability (ADT)
• USDA’s ADT Rule
– Purpose is to improve the ability to trace livestock in
the event that disease is found.
– Minimum national identification and documentation
requirements for livestock moving interstate.
– Specifies approved forms of official identification for
each species
– No changes to how swine are identified for interstate
commerce
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5. Swine ID Plan
• Key components to the Swine ID Plan:
– Premises Registration
– Animal Identification
– Animal Tracing
• Only applies to the identification and traceback of
swine up to when the carcass passes USDA – FSIS
inspection
• Enhances current mandatory identification and
traceback capabilities
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6. U.S. Pork Industry and PINs
• U.S. Pork industry supports a nationally
standardized PIN
– (2) A seven-character alphanumeric code, with the
right-most character being a check digit. The check
digit number is based upon the ISO 7064 Mod 36/37
check digit algorithm. (9 CFR 71.1)
• PIN’s are the preferred site identifier for U.S. Pork
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7. Official uses of PINs
• Site identification
• Group / Lot & Individual Animal Identification
• Certificates of Veterinary Inspection
• Swine Health Production Plans
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8. Industry use of PIN’s
• Pork Quality Assessment Plus
– Required for site assessment
• Targeted risk based surveillance
– PIN Tag Pilot
• Production records
• Diagnostic laboratory submission forms
• Continuity of business planning
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9. Types of ID for Swine
• Definitions
– Group Identification Number (GIN)
• Producer assigns the GIN
• PIN + date the group is formed
• Example: 1234567010106
– Official unique individual ID
• AIN (840)Tags
• National Uniform Ear Tagging System (NUES) tags
• Official USDA PIN Tags
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10. Official PIN Tags
• Sow Packer Requirement
• Condition of sale by January 1st 2015
– Johnsonville, Hillshire Brands, Calihan Pork Processors,
Bob Evans Farms, Wampler's Farm Sausage, Pine Ridge
Farms, Pioneer Packing Co., Pork King Packing and
Abbyland Pork Pack.
• Must be a USDA Approved Official PIN Tag
• Industry support for this @ 2013 Pork Forum
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11. Official PIN Tags
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12. Movement Records
• Producer is responsible for recording
– Source PIN
– Destination PIN
– Numbers of head moved
– Date moved
– Group / Lot Number
• When moving within a production system
– Official Device or method outlined in 9 CFR 71
• When commingled outside a production system
• Producers is responsible for reporting
– As required currently by law
– When requested by animal health authorities for disease
investigations
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