Cattle Traceability Pilot Program - Livestock Traceability Initiatives and Projects - Ross Wilson, President & CEO, Texas Cattle Feeders Association, from the NIAA 2018 Strategy Forum on Livestock Traceability, September 25 - 26, 2018, Kansas City, MO, USA. More presentations at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeUDeS810OcOfuEYwj1oHKQ

1. -- Disease Traceability
-- Value Added – Differentiating with Data
NIAA Livestock Traceability Forum
September 24-26, 2018
Kansas City, MO
Cattle Traceability Pilot Project

2. Texas Cattle Feeders Assn.
Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Assn.
Texas Animal Health Commission
Kentucky Beef Network
Florida Cattlemen’s Assn.
Cargill | Tyson
IMI Global
Allflex | Datamars | Y-Tex | Fort Supply | Microtraks
Cattle Traceability Pilot Project

3. Disease Traceability
• IMI Global database management
• EID tag number / Date
• Tagged at origin or next site
• Each movement recorded
• Prem ID / Physical address / GPS coordinates
• Owner name, phone number, email
• Animal I.D. available upon request by AHO
• 840 and 900 series tags
• Low & Ultra-high frequency tags
• UHF back tags for speed of commerce test
Cattle Traceability Pilot Project

4. Value Added – Differentiating with Data
• IMI Global database management
• $5/hd incentive from participating feedyards
• Paid when data is entered / finalize this week
• Additional data value between seller & buyer
• Data sharing through all beef industry segments
• 3rd party audit / verification programs
Cattle Traceability Pilot Project

5. Value Added – Differentiating with Data
• Cow / calf & stocker info includes:
• EID number
• Animal origin
• DOB, breed, pasture type, supplemental feed
• Animal health & performance products,
dates
• Weaning weight
• BQA program info
Cattle Traceability Pilot Project

6. Value Added – Differentiating with Data
• Feeder info includes:
• EID number
• Animal origin
• Animal health & performance products,
dates
• Feedyard performance
• ADG, F/G conversion
• BQA program info
Cattle Traceability Pilot Project

7. Value Added – Differentiating with Data
• Packer info includes:
• Quality grade
• Yield grade
• Hot carcass weight
• Slaughter date
Cattle Traceability Pilot Project
Tag number retired

8. -- Disease Traceability
-- Value Added – Differentiating with Data
Thank You
Cattle Traceability Pilot Project