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OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION
Establish Effective Animal Identification, Medication Records,
and Withdrawal Time
Good Production Practice #6
Assuring Quality Care for Animals
Food Animal Quality Assurance
go.osu.edu/AQCA
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Why is ID important?
• Important management tool for producers• Performance measurements
• Identify treated animals
• Track ownership and movement• From birth to harvest
• Track disease outbreaks in food animal industry
• Ensure consumer confidence through traceability of food animal products
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Identification Methods
• Freeze Branding• Preferred method• No damage to hide and
less stress to animal
• Hot Branding• Typically used as a farm or
group ID• Damage to hide and
decreases value
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Identification Methods
• Tattoo• Permanent
• Not easy to read for daily management
• DNA• Blood or hair
• Unique to each animal
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Identification Methods
• Nose Print• Like a finger print• Unique to each animal
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Identification Methods
• Ear Tags• Most common form of
ID• Common ear tag is the
least expensive
• Electronic ID (EID)• Ear tag, implant or
rumen bolus
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National ID Program
• Not required at this time
• Producers encouraged to register for a premise ID with state department of agriculture
• www.ohioanimalid.com
• Other Resources:• www.usaip.info
• http://animalid.aphis.usda.gov/nais
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Premises ID Program
• Process of registering a location where livestock are raised, housed or pass through during commerce.
• During natural or animal disease disasters a PIN will support:
• Faster trace back capabilities
• Faster determination of the extent of the outbreak
• Faster implementation of disease control measures
• Business planning to diminish effects of outbreak
• Better communication to producers in areas affected
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Scrapie ID Program
• What animals must have a scrapie ID tag?• ALL intact sheep and goats• ALL sheep and goats over 18 months
(including wethers) • Purchased outside of Ohio• Enter Ohio and used for exhibition or breeding
purposes
• Records must be kept for 5 years including: • Name and address of breeder, and • Buyer
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Scrapie Identification
• What is an official USDA Scrapie ID?• USDA provided ear tags
• USDA approved ear tags
• USDA assigned tattoos
• Registration tattoos/microchips when accompanied by a registration certificate
• Scrapie Certification Program approved ID
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Maintain Medication Treatment Records
• All food producers are required to keep medication and treatment records.
• Ohio Drug Use Notification Form (DUNF) must be filled out by ALL exhibitors of market and lactating animal projects.
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Treatment Records
• Should include:• Individual animal ID
• Date treated
• Name of product administered
• Amount of drug administered (dosage)
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Treatment Records
• Should include:• Route and location of administration
• Withdrawal period
• Earliest date animal(s) will have cleared the withdrawal period
• Identity of the person who administered
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Treatment Records
• Can include other important information:• Condition being treated
• Weight of animal
• Product lot/serial number
• Results, comments
• Look at species record books and quality assurance programs for treatment record options
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Minimum Treatment Record
Animal ID
Date & Time Product Dosage
Route of
Admin
With-drawal Period
Date & Time Withdrawal Complete
Person Adminis-
tering
#1007/4/159 AM
Omni-biotic
10 cc IM28
days8/1/159 AM
Joe Johnson,
Vet
From Project Record Book
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Treatment Record Forms
• Drug Use Notification Form (DUNF)
• Must be filled out by every animal exhibitor
• Keep accurate records to correctly fill out form before exhibiting animal
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Treatment Record Forms
• Individual or Pen Treatment Records• Project record books
• Resource handbooks
• PQA Level III Manual
• Ohio Beef Quality Assurance Manual
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Other Treatment Records
• Farm Medication Plan• PQA Level III Manual
• Feed Mixing Records• PQA Level III Manual
• Medicated Feeds
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How long should you keep your records?
Species Years
Poultry, Rabbit 1
Beef, Dairy Beef 2
Swine 3
Sheep, Goats (Required by federal law) 5
Dairy Cows & Heifers 5
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Animal Tracing
• An animal tracing movement record includes:• Animal’s or group’s identification number• PIN of sending and receiving premises• Date of movement• Number of animals moved and reason for
movement
• Maintain records for recommended time depending on species and make available to animal health officials for inspection
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Avoid Drug Residue:
Know and Observe Withdrawal Times• Period of time that must pass between the last
treatment and the time the animal… • Will be harvested
• Milk taken
• Eggs harvested
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Avoid Drug Residue Violations
• Do NOT market animals for food until the withdrawal time is complete
• Only use medication approved for the species being treated
• Do exactly as the label directs or as prescribed by the veterinarian
• Consult veterinarian with questions and concerns
• If in doubt, conduct a drug residue test
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Calculating Withdrawal Time
Dairy Animals• Date antibiotic was given: 9/13• Time antibiotic was given: 10 AM• Withdrawal period: 2 days• Milking times: 6 AM and 4 PM• Date withdrawal is complete:
• 9/15 at 10 AM
• Date & time milk can be put in bulk tank:• 9/15 at 4 PM
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Food Safety – Regulatory Agencies
• United State Department of Agriculture (USDA)• Federal government agency that enforces
regulations related to agriculture• Food products and safety• Delivery of products to consumer
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Food Safety – Regulatory Agencies
• Food and Drug Administration (FDA)• Responsible for regulating medicated animal
feed and most animal health products• Approves health products
• Sets tolerance levels of medications• Approves route of administration of product
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Food Safety – Regulatory Agencies
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)• Approves and regulates pesticides
• Determines withdrawal time of pesticides for livestock
• Regulations of physical and chemical impact of livestock production on the environment
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Food Safety – Regulatory Agencies
• Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)
• Division of USDA• Inspects all food products from
animals in federally inspected packing plants and food processing facilities
• Examines food processing facility sanitation (HACCP)
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Food Safety – Regulatory Agencies
• HACCP – Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point plans are set in place to protect food animal products during processing from:
• Chemical,
• Biological, and
• Physical Hazards
• Each food operation has a HACCP plan or something equivalent that helps to assure consumer protection