Traceability in Canada is just a matter of seconds

01-10-2014 | | |
Every pig barn in Canada, every assembly yard, every packing plant needs to record and submit data within seven days of pigs coming and going to a central database -  PigTrace  that Canada runs.
Every pig barn in Canada, every assembly yard, every packing plant needs to record and submit data within seven days of pigs coming and going to a central database - PigTrace that Canada runs.
PigTrace is an industry-led, mandatory, ?national live animal traceability initiative to ensure protection, prosperity and peace of mind for the Canadian pork industry. The ?development means that every pig that comes or goes has a trace. By Harry Siemens   After extensive industry consultation, Canada’s federal government strengthened Canada’s livestock sector by enhancing its capacity to track animals from farm to slaughter through a mandatory national pig traceability system.


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Vincent
ter Beek

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Kees van
Dooren

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Treena
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Siemens
Harry Siemens Correspondent