TRACEBACK SUCCESS RATE OF AN ELECTRONIC FEEDLOT TO SLAUGHTER INFORMATION-SYSTEM FOR BEEF-CATTLE

Authors
BASARAB JA MILLIGAN D THORLAKSON BE
Citation
Ja. Basarab et al., TRACEBACK SUCCESS RATE OF AN ELECTRONIC FEEDLOT TO SLAUGHTER INFORMATION-SYSTEM FOR BEEF-CATTLE, Canadian journal of animal science, 77(3), 1997, pp. 525-528
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Agriculture Dairy & AnumalScience
Journal title
Canadian journal of animal science → ACNP
ISSN journal
00083984
Volume
77
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
525 - 528
Database
ISI
SICI code
0008-3984(1997)77:3<525:TSROAE>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
The traceback success rate of an electronic feedlot to slaughter infor mation system was evaluated using 4186 yearling cattle from three Albe rta feedlots. Each animal was identified with an external Allflex elec tronic identification (EID) eartag before the end of the feeding perio d. The EID number was scanned with stationary Allflex TIRIS readers at the abattoir and electronically linked to its carcass data, The trace back success rate was 39.8% from abattoir to feedlot and 46.4% from ab attoir to herd of origin.