Hierarchy of Movement

Description of the Hierarchy of Movement Concept -- As of May 1, 2023 Livestock traceability data is comprised primarily of three basic elements: animal identification (animal ID -- unique identifiers applied to animals); premises identification (PID -- unique identifiers corresponding to parcels of land); and, movement reporting (reporting of animal ID and PID to record the history of movements of animals from one location to another). Traceability in Canada today (outside of Québec) focuses on the birth or import of the animal and the slaughter or export of the animal. The information in between is largely provided voluntarily, or through provincial regulations (e.g. Québec has full individual animal reporting at all sites for provincially regulated species). Industry and governments are working on the development and implementation of Federal traceability regulations to fill the current gaps and provide, among other things, movement reporting throughout the entire life of the animal. The current traceability regulatory proposal has a mix of individual animal reporting at some sites (the gold standard) and group/lot movement reporting at others (no individual animal ID numbers…

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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

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2024-11-20