CANADIAN BISON Traceability – 2011 Requirements November 2009 Terry Kremeniuk Terry Kremeniuk Executive Director Executive Director Canadian Bison Association Canadian Bison Association

TOPICS FOR TODAY  Bison Traceability History  Why Traceability  Who is Involved  Government Decisions  CBA Traceability Activities  Producers’ Role

Bison Traceability History  Brucellosis/Tuberculosis Testing  Health of Animal Tags  Paper Based Complete Traceability System  Record of Movement – Animal Identification, Premises, Animal Movement  Partnership with CCIA In National ID System Since 2001  Dangle Tags to RFID Tags

Why Traceability  Herd/Business Management  Management of Animal, Human Health, or a Food Safety Emergency  Improved Market Access  Competitors Providing Product Traceability  Quicker Market Re-entry should there be Closure  Product Differentiation  Value Added/Age Verification  Enhanced Consumer and Market Confidence

Traceability – Who is Involved  Cow-Calf Producers  Community Pastures  Truckers  Auction Markets  Veterinarians  Feedlot Operators  Brokers  Processors  Dead Stock Operators  CCIA  Federal and Provincial Governments and their Agencies

Traceability – What’s Required  Animal Identification  Premises Identification  Movement Recording  Cost Effective Functional Technology  Cost Sharing

Where Are Governments  July 10, 2009 Federal/Provincial Ministers Commitment To A National Traceability System  Comprehensive National System In Place by 2011  System Supported By National Funding and Regulatory Framework  Funding to Support Traceability Infrastructure Development Including CCIA  Provinces Responsible for Premises Verification/Registration  Governments Working with Industry

What Are Industry Concerns?  Costs Down Loaded To Cow Calf Producer  Tag Retention is a Major Concern in terms of Cost and System Integrity  Technology Should Create Value by Facilitating Commerce  Technology Requires Further Development  Provincial Governments at Different Stages  Governments Contribute to Development Costs but Should also Support Maintenance but Should also Support Maintenance

What's the CBA Doing  Participating With other Sectors and Government in Recommending Traceability Strategies/Policies  Providing Leadership In Cost/Sharing Parameters  Participating Actively in CCIA Development  Project Funding Requested  Developing Technology Based Traceability Processes  Developing Paper Based Traceability Processes  Resources to assist producers get started  Testing Different RFID Tags

What are the Timeframes  Animal Identification - Complete  Premises Identification – In Progress and to Be complete By Dec  Movement Recording – Developing and to be Completed by December 2011

Premises Identification Status  Provinces Putting Systems in Place that will Accommodate Registration and Validation of Premises  Systems Include Provincial Registries that are Regulated, Voluntary or Existing  Provinces Working with Industry to Facilitate Registration  Some Provinces Using Systems of CCIA  Some Provinces Integrating Systems with CCIA

CCIA Is Changing  Will Continue With Cattle And Bison  Canadian Traceability Centre Being Developed to Provide Traceability Services for Other Sectors  Canadian Traceability Centre will provide Traceability Data Management Services to Others requiring Such Services  Federal Government Supporting Development  Industry/Governments Cost Sharing Parameters Being Developed

What are the Timeframes  Animal Identification - Complete  Premises Identification – In Progress and to Be complete By Dec  Movement Recording – Developing and to be Completed by December 2011

How Can You Help  Project Participation  Need 35 Test sites  Feedback  Read Communications  Participate In Information Sessions  Access Provincial Programs

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