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Ostrich Solution
Ostrich Pilot, April 2007
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During early 2007 an Intervet veterinarian & the
veterinary scientists from the KKI implemented
an Ostrich pilot project on behalf of GMPBasic
Traceability.
GMPBasic traceability management
in 2006 already anticipated a MAJOR challenge that would
be placed at the door of the South African
ostrich business.
Anticipating this change / shift in world
requirements, the team went to work.
With the assistance of the owner from the farm Stolsvlakte,
these birds were the first to be incorporated
into the ID Tags & GMPBasic pilot
site in South Africa. This ostrich farm is
approx 10 km from the town of Oudtshoorn. The
Ostrich MECCA of the world !
Handlers busy contemplating strategy
63 young ostriches were tagged with the SMALL ID
Tags. The owner detail, location and individual
birds were recorded onto the
system.
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There were a number of objectives to be
achieved:
1. Register the owner / farm on the system
2. Register and record the individual birds,
uniquely to the desktop system and the central
data base.
3. Weight records of the animals as a normal farm management
procedure for growth evaluation. In this various
factors could be evaluated; quality of birds,
feed performance, farm management and of course disease
impact.
The birds were weighed at tagging, blood was
collected by Dr Adriaan Olivier, a consulting
veterinarian from KKK. The routine blood
collection is to screen the birds to see if
their NCD (New Castle Disease) vaccinations have
prompted a good immune response.
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This test also has the ability to identify
any birds that may have become naturally
infected with NCD.
And don't forget the DREADED Avian Influenza
(Bird Flu)
The scale being calibrated with the additional
weights of the SPECIFIC handlers who were to
control the birds on the scale platform.
A variety of electronic livestock scales have
already been calibrated to facilitate "Plug n
play" functionality for the users of the
GMPBasic® software.
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AFRIKAANS
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In order to comply to EU import standards, 2
NB series of tests have to be conducted.
1. Serological tests from individually marked
birds for NCD / AVIAN INFLUENZA disease. All
tests must be negative for this meat product to
be exported.
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2. Residue tests from individually identified
birds at an EU approved abattoir may be linked
into this system quite quickly . These tests
are conducted for any signs of medication
or supplementations that may have been
administered to the birds.
Likewise, residue for
illegal substances is also conducted. Birds /
batches from producers that test positive for
these "illegal" actives are a potential threat
to the whole OSTRICH meat and hides export market.
A market currently estimated in
excess of
R 2 billion
a year !!!!
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GMPBasic
capabilities:
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The ID Tags & GMPBasic program is not yet
utilised by the South African
Ostrich industry.
Presumably it is only a
matter of time before the
functionalities of this whole
traceability system could be
implemented in the whole Ostrich
industry.
Hereby linking into this traceability
system that is
being deployed for the
whole livestock sector.
This
leaves no sector marginalised
and provides the necessary tool
for the State Veterinary Offices
to "monitor" and help protect
this sector of our South African
export market.
Sheep wool
exports is the other sector
for which the system is already
structured to assist in terms of
export requirements.
The system has the
capabilities to "manage" all the
results of the bird tests.
These
tests / results would then
be accessible for
the
EU inspection
authorities through user licenses setup
through the GMPBasic traceability
system, South African State Veterinary
Services (DAFF) and the SAOBC
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This system is already being
utilised by various other State
Veterinary departments in South
Africa.
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The South African
Ostrich industry is increasingly
coming under the spotlight of
the EU inspection officials.
The
features of the ID Tags & GMPBasic system would
a
logical choice.
The additional support
possible could provide the
additional "certification levels" the
Ostrich Industry needs
to protect its market opportunities in
the EU export market.
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The ostrich farmers &
all the relevant roleplayers
need merely to see and appreciate all
that the ID Tags & GMPBasic
traceability system can do for
their business.
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The performance or "slow
/ late" performance of the "authorised"
bodies that are responsible for
the SEROLOGICAL tests seem to
be one of the major reasons of
concern.
This apparently became evident
during the EU inspection
conducted during the visit in
2008.
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The GMPBasic (with the ID Tags)
system together with for e.g. the
well organized IDEXX Veterinary testing
laboratories have a very
workable solution.
This can also be
implemented very easily and
quickly for the ostrich
sector / SA Veterinary authorities / EU
inspection body.
Hereby the system can be
structured as to assist BOTH
sectors of the ostrich business
in certain record keeping
abilities
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Become part of the traceability and management
system, beat the SOUTH AMERICAN WAVE.
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CD, please contact support at the e-mail below.
Support from GMPBasic TM
or
Rachelle at :
+ 27 83 630 7181
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