—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 16. 1972
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Swine
How can the goal of eradicating
diseases in swine best be
reached 9
A major step would be
identification, say animal health
officials of the U.S. Department
of Agriculture (USDA).
Recent field studies of a slap
tattoo identification system show
that by its use diseased hogs can
be quickly traced back to their
herds of origin. The trials were
conducted by USDA’s Animal
and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) with the
cooperation of stockyards at East
St Louis, 111., Kansas City, Mo.,
St Paul, Mmn., and Sioux Falls,
S Dak
APHIS officials say that the
rapid movement of animals
through commercial marketing
channels these days makes it
essential to locate and eradicate
sources of disease as rapidly as
possible Thus, the nationwide
As the tattooed carcass
moves through the scalding
and dehairing processes, the
tattoo numbers remain
clearly legible on the skin.
Tattoes used in the test swine identification program
consists of six digits. The top three letters indicate the
market and the digits at the bottom indicate the lot number.
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Identification for Disease Eradication
During carcass inspection, samples of blood and tissue are
taken for brucellosis and tuberculosis testing. If lesions of
tuberculosis are found in tissue samples or if blood samples
test positive for brucellosis, the diseased hog can be traced
back to the farmer using the recorded tattoo number.
use of the tattoo system would be
a major step toward the
eradication of such diseases of
swine as tuberculosis, brucellosis
and trichinosis.
The tattoo used in the trials
consists of six digits the top
three letters indicating the
market and the bottom three
digits indicating the lot number.
The tattoo is applied on the
shoulder of the hogs either when
they are in pens or when they
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move through chutes. Tattoo
identification numbers are en
tered on the dock ticket, scale
ticket, invoice, or other document
retained by the marketing
agency. As the carcass moves
through the scalding and
dehairing processes, the tattoo
numbers remain clearly legible
on the skin.
If inspection by Federal or
State inspectors turns up lesions
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that test positive for brucellosis,
the diseased hog can be traced
quickly to the farm of origin by
checking the recorded tattoo
number. Then, action can be
taken to eliminate the disease
problem. Top swine -oducers
Swine identification tattooes are applied to the shoulder of
the hog. Here, a stockyard worker tattoos a hog during tests
conducted of a USDA-proposed swine identification system.
These tests were held recently at four terminal markets.
Preliminary reports of results indicate that use of the system
will allow successful traceback of diseased animals to the
herd of origin • a great asset in keeping swine free of disease.
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tification system.
Animal health officials are
hopeful that nationwide ac
ceptance of the system will be a
benchmark in achieving
eradication of some of the major
swine diseases that now plague
U.S. hog production.
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