DAIRY TRACEABILITY UPDATE. Mr. Ron Versteeg, Vice-President of Dairy Farmers of Canada, Vice chair of Canadian Cattle Identification Agency

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1 DAIRY TRACEABILITY UPDATE Mr. Ron Versteeg, Vice-President of Dairy Farmers of Canada, Vice chair of Canadian Cattle Identification Agency July 24, 2013

2 UPDATE ELEMENTS 1. Traceability Project 2. GF2 funding application 2 Juiy 24, 2013 Dairy Traceability Update 2

3 PROJECT IN BRIEF 1. Object: To assist the livestock industry and governments in developing a better understanding of actins required to implement traceability for dairy/veal cattle sectors in Canada Identifying gaps and documenting existing processes and activities that can be integrated in a national cattle traceability system 2. Duration: May to March months 2 July 24, 2013 Dairy Traceability Update 3

4 ACTIVITY 1 Farms Agricultural Fair Auction Slaughter 25 July 24, 2013 Dairy Traceability Update 4

5 PROJECT S HIGHLIGHTS 87% of dairy farmers have their premises identified with an official premises-id number Through its provincial organizations, DFC has committed having the premises identification in place for dairy (all primary sites) by the end of 2013 July 24, 2013 Dairy Traceability Update 5 25

6 ACTIVITY 2 What information is already available and how best to harvest these information to a national database Canadian Dairy Producers CCIA (ROC) NLID Provincial Milk Marketing Associations ATQ (QC) Provincial governments Breeders Associations Canada DHI Artificial Insemination CDN 6

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8 DFC FINAL RESULT Dairy Producers Send data CATS National Traceability Database Share data Industry Partners 8

9 PROJECT S HIGHLIGHTS 75% of dairy farmers use DHI services DHI organizations are important players in collecting information on the farm July 24, 2013 Dairy Traceability Update 9 25

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11 PROJECT S HIGHLIGHTS 80.8% of dairy producers purchase tags from NLID & 100% of dairy producers purchase tags from ATQ in Quebec Achat des étiquettes à INBL % des producteurs laitiers Achat des étiquettes à INBL 11

12 ACTIVITY 3 Understand the movements of male dairy calves between provinces within the supply chain July 24, 2013 Dairy Traceability Update 12 25

13 PROJECT S HIGHLIGHTS Annual production of male dairy calves on dairy farms is approximately 450,000 in Canada 70% of male dairy calves are born in Ontario (33%) and Quebec (37%) 97% of veal production comes from Ontario + Quebec: 25% in Ontario, 75% in Quebec 94% of veal calves are Holstein breed July 24, 2013 Dairy Traceability Update 13 25

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16 The «Royal Winter Fair» - RWF: November 2 to 11, 2012 : Kiosk on traceability was held during 10 days by DFC and ATQ staff members, and many other partners joined the team 16

17 Pilot project for the «movein» - electronic reading of the dairy cows: the team recorded in the stick readers all incoming dairy cows 17

18 «Live Demo» on November 9 during the Holstein Canada Show: around 10:00 Am and around 3:00 PM, the video on traceability was shown on the screen, then Pascal Lemire brought the selected cow in the middle of the Coliseum, read the tag with the stick reader and commented the PowerPoint slideshow showing all movements of that cow on a map The whole thing was broadcasted in real-time on the Internet worldwide 18

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20 GF2 FUNDING APPLICATION IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DAIRY CATTLE TRACEABILITY Objective: is to implement a sustainable traceability program according to the amended upcoming regulation, the Cattle Implementation Plan & the DFC`s principles taking CATS framework into account Based on the recommendations of the final report, DFC will develop a traceability program that will: Meet regulatory requirements and DFC Traceability Principles Harmonize with the Cattle Implementation Plan, as developed by CCIA Prepare for the implementation of CATS Project duration: July 2013 to March July 24, 2013 Dairy Traceability Update 20 25

21 PROJECT S ASSUMPTIONS 1. A single multispecies database available in Traceability regulations published in 2015 and enforced by Provincial GF2 funding available to implement traceability at the farm level July 24, 2013 Dairy Traceability Update 21 25

22 THE PROJECT ACTIVITIES 1. Design and Develop a National Traceability Program for dairy cattle 2. National Traceability Program Implementation using Provincial Dairy Organizations 3. Participate in activities related to the National Agri-Food Traceability System (NAFTS) framework, which is a collective partnership of national livestock groups and both levels of government, across Canada. July 24, 2013 Dairy Traceability Update 22 25

23 THE PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION APPROACH 1. A designated resource in each provincial organization - hereafter named the provincial coordinator - will be identified 2. This person will receive proper traceability training and all necessary training material meant for trainers, validators and producers. This train-the-trainer approach has been selected by provincial organizations to bring traceability directly onfarm July 24, 2013 Dairy Traceability Update 23 25

24 DFC TRACEABILITY KEY ELEMENTS 1. DFC wants to go ahead with traceability s implementation: regulatory amendement and Cattle Implementation Plan (CIP) 2. DFC wants double identification at birth 3. DFC wants a single database (CATS) where all information is gathered and might be shared with industry partners according to appropriate access 4. DFC wants a single ear tag manufacturer 5. Half the dairy cow in Canada are in Quebec and traced by ATQ 25 July 24, 2013 Dairy Traceability Update juillet 2013 `Mise à jour sur la traçabilité des bovins laitiers 23

25 QUESTIONS July 24, 2013 Dairy Traceability Update 25

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