FAS Training Ovine Identification & Registration - SMR 8 - PowerPoint Presentation

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FAS Training Ovine Identification & Registration - SMR 8

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An

Roinn

Talmhaíochta

, Bia agus Mara │ Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Sheep Identification & Registration

Outline of Presentation IntroductionRequirementsInspection procedureGoats/Caprines Summary

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Roinn

Talmhaíochta

, Bia agus Mara │ Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Introduction - Sheep Census 2017

35,777 flocks;Average Flock Size 108;

Breeding ewes over 12 months: 2,646,078

Rams 82,688

Other sheep 1,146,132

Total Sheep: 3,874,898

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Roinn

Talmhaíochta

, Bia agus Mara │ Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Introduction

The National Sheep Identification System (N.S.I.S)Foot and Mouth Outbreak 2001Cross Compliance Requirement in 2005 – SMR 8 LegislationEU Regulation (EC) No. 21/2004S.I. No. 309/2011

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SMR 8

The aim of this requirement is to maintain a system for the Identification and Registration of Sheep and Goats in order facilitate their traceability

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National Sheep Identification System (N.S.I.S)5 Elements to NSIS:

Registration

Identification

Movement Record Keeping Census

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Roinn

Talmhaíochta

, Bia agus Mara │ Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

. National Sheep Identification System (N.S.I.S

)Registration: Flock owners must register with their local District Veterinary Office (D.V.O.) Identification: All sheep require being tagged by 9 months of age or earlier if leaving the holding

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Roinn

Talmhaíochta

, Bia agus Mara │ Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

N.S.I.S Cont’d

Movement Sheep moving off the holding must be accompanied by a Dispatch Docket and flock-owners should ensure that they receive a dispatch docket when sheep move onto the holding.When sheep are sold through a Mart /Meat plant that movement is recorded on the Animal Movement and Identification System (A.I.M) Farm to Farm movements – the Purchaser is responsible for returning the Dispatch Docket to the District Veterinary Office within 7 days.

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N.S.I.S Cont’d

Record Keeping Flock owners must maintain an up to date Flock Register and retain records including Dispatch Dockets of sheep moved on and off the holding for 3 years.

Census

Flock owners must complete and return an annual census inventory to DAFM and record the detail in the Flock Register.

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Roinn

Talmhaíochta

, Bia agus Mara │ Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Tagging Requirements From 01 June 2019 Sheep under

12 months of age when moving direct to slaughter at minimum must be tagged with an EID tag in the

right ear

All sheep including lambs going to marts, other farms or shows must be tagged with an

EID tag set

or with and EID bolus set consisting of a blue tag on the left ear matched with a ruminal bolus.

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Tagging Requirements From the 1st June 2019

EID Tag Set

–Yellow

Mandatory for all other sheepEID Bolus Set – Blue Tag Can be used as an alternative to an EID Tag

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Roinn

Talmhaíochta

, Bia agus Mara │ Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

NSIS Tags

Tag Numbering System Country Check Code Letter

IE 04 56734 00012 C

Species Individual

Code ID

Designator Code

(Unique to Keeper

)

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Talmhaíochta

, Bia agus Mara │ Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

10000-0000

00000

W1234567

John Blogs

The Farm

Co. Waterford

EID Designator code is unique to flock owner and is incorporated into all NSIS tags which the flock owner purchases.

All NSIS tags purchased by John

Blogs

will commence with IE

04

00000

e.g

.

IE 04

00000

00354 D

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Roinn

Talmhaíochta

, Bia agus Mara │ Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Dispatch / Movement Documents

10000-0000 10000

W1234567

John Blogs

The

Farm

Co

. Waterford

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Single Yellow EID Slaughter Tag: Lambs under 12 months of age going direct from birth holding to slaughter. Applied to

right ear.

Yellow EID Tag Set

. EID tag in right ear. Visual tag in left ear.Electronic Bolus Set: Visual Tag (Left Ear) +

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Roinn Talmhaíochta, Bia agus Mara │ Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Three Main Tag Types

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Roinn

Talmhaíochta

, Bia agus Mara │ Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Inspections

3% of flocks, accounting of 5% of the sheep populationNotification up to 48 hoursObjective; to ensure that all the requirements have been complied with in relation to:Tagging Database/CensusDispatch DocketsFlock Register

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Inspections

All sheep must be

penned

(not portion of the flock) and the Flock Register and Dispatch Dockets must be available for inspection A full flock count is taken and this in turn reconciled with the last sheep census return The Inspecting Officer will check that the sheep are properly tagged and will record the number non compliant with tagging

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Roinn

Talmhaíochta

, Bia agus Mara │ Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Inspections Cont’d

Check for:A sample of tag numbers from the penned flock and then checks that they are correctly recorded in the flock register. This is to verify that the Flock Register is correct and up to date. A sample of dispatch dockets from the previous 3 years (max of 8) to see if they correctly recorded in the flock register

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Talmhaíochta

, Bia agus Mara │ Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Inspections Cont’dCheck for:

To see if the Census details for the three previous years have been correctly recorded in the Ovine Flock RegisterMovements on and off the farm are properly are notified to the Database. This generally applies to farm to farm sales

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Talmhaíochta

, Bia agus Mara │ Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Ovine IDR Breach Distribution 2017

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Caprines/Goats Census 2017:

Goat Keepers837

Goats

9,349

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Caprines / Goats

Double tagged from 6mts

Electronic tagging- optional except when being exported

Must use Approved Tags (Green)Re-placement tags must also be green Maintain Register and Retain Dispatch Dockets

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SummaryFlock owners must register with their D.V.O

Ensure sheep – 9 mts tagged; goats - 6 mts

Replace lost tags immediately

Keep the Flock Register updated Dispatch Dockets must be completed for all movements off the holding and retained for 3 years Farm to Farm movements notified to D.V.O by purchaser

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Roinn

Talmhaíochta

, Bia agus Mara │ Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Further Information

Cross Compliance Explanatory Handbook issued to all herdowners in 2016.Visit the Department of Agriculture’s Website:

www.agriculture.gov.ie

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