1. 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

2. Why is ID important? Important management tool for producers
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

3. 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

4. Identification Methods
Tattoo
Permanent
Not easy to read for daily management
DNA
Blood or hair
Unique to each animal

5. Identification Methods
Nose Print
Like a finger print
Unique to each animal

6. 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

7. National ID Program Not required at this time
Not required at this time
Producers encouraged to register for a premise ID with state department of agriculture
Other Resources:

8. 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

9. Scrapie ID Program What animals must have a scrapie ID tag?
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

10. 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

11. 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.

12. Treatment Records Should include: Individual animal ID Date treated
Should include:
Individual animal ID
Date treated
Name of product administered
Amount of drug administered (dosage)

13. Treatment Records Should include: Route and location of administration
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

14. Treatment Records Can include other important information:
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

15. Date & Time Withdrawal Complete Person Adminis-tering
Minimum Treatment Record
Animal ID
Date & Time
Product
Dosage
Route of Admin
With-drawal Period
Date & Time Withdrawal Complete
Person Adminis-tering
#100
7/4/15
9 AM
Omni-biotic
10 cc IM
28 days
8/1/15
Joe Johnson, Vet
From Project Record Book

16. 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

17. Treatment Record Forms
Individual or Pen Treatment Records
Project record books
Resource handbooks
PQA Level III Manual
Ohio Beef Quality Assurance Manual

18. Other Treatment Records
Farm Medication Plan
PQA Level III Manual
Feed Mixing Records
Medicated Feeds

19. 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

20. Animal Tracing An animal tracing movement record includes:
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

21. Know and Observe Withdrawal Times
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

22. 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

23. 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

24. 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

25. 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

26. 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

27. 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)

28. 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