The page presents the PDF files of the presentations had at the FAO-ICAR African Symposium on “Animal identification and recording (AIR) systems for traceability and livestock development in sub-Saharan Africa”, held on 14-16 April 2015 in Pretoria (South Africa)
Developed documents
- Videos of the speeches
- Posters
- Pictures
- Pretoria Declaration on animal identification and recordingTuesday 14 April
Opening Ceremony – Chair: T. Takavarasha (FAO Representative in South Africa)
Welcoming remarks – T. Takavarasha, FAO Representative
Welcoming remarks – M. Burke, ICAR Secretary
Opening speech by Hon S. Zokwana, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Session 1: International Agreements, Standards and Regulations on AIR – Chair: E. Vries (Director General, DAFF)
Program, objectives and expected outputs – B. Besbes (FAO)
OIE standards on animal identification and traceability and level of compliance with these standards in Africa – M. Letshwenyo (OIE)
Animal identification and traceability and international trade: The African perspectives – A. Toto (SATOTO Livestock Projects)
ICAR standards and on animal identification and performance recording and level of their application in Africa – K. Ilves (ICAR)
Group Discussion – C. Ly (FAO)
Session 2: Status and trends in AIR in Africa – Chair: J. Nduwimana (Permanent Secretary of MoA, Burundi)
Are animal identification, traceability and health and performance recording an issue/priority in Africa? – J. Wabacha (AU-IBAR)
Animal identification and traceability of transhumant pastoralists in the Horn of Africa – A.S. Woldemariam (IGAD)
Status of development of animal identification, traceability and performance recording in different commodity chains (beef, dairy, small ruminants)
– Botswana
– Namibia
– South Africa
– sub‐Saharan Africa
– Swaziland
– Tanzania
Group Discussion – A. Toto (SATOTO Livestock Projects)
Wednesday 15 April
Session 3: Use of AIR for traceability, animal health, livestock breeding and management to ensure food safety and security – Chair: I. Hoffmann (Chief, FAO)
FAO for development of integrated and multipurpose animal recording systems – B. Besbes (FAO)
AIR for animal disease prevention and control – P. Calistri (COVEPI)
AIR for animal breeding and farm management – O. Mwai (ILRI)
AIR – Interbull’s and Interbeef’s potential services for African countries – J. van der Westhuizen (SASB)
Group Discussion – M. Burke (ICAR)
Session 4: AIR – tools and technology – Chair: U. Ushewokunze-Obatolu (Chief Veterinary Officer, Zimbabwe)
Current tools and technologies for AIR and their appropriateness in the African context – what tool for what purpose? – D. Ferguson (Consult IT)
Current tools and technologies for AIR in the dairy chain – C. Banga (ARC)
Information system technology for interoperable animal identification, traceability and health and performance recording – M. Burke (ICAR)
Animal identification and recording for animal tracking and disease control, the Australian experience – K. Evers (DEPI)
Group Discussion – N. Maiwashe (ARC)
Thursday 16 April
Session 5: AIR – tools and technology: the industry’s views – Chair: C. Uys (President, SASB)
African Livestock, which one, where & when: Practical pointers – S. Ward (Allflex)
Livestock identification in Africa: the tool box – J. Bolscher (Datamars)
Requirements on reliable solutions for livestock identification systems – H. Winkeler (Caisley)
Genomics: A Paradigm Shift in Animal Breeding – A. Eggen (Illumina)
Practical live history recording of livestock to central database in Africa – R. Cloete (GMP)
Poster Session – Oral presentations
Livestock identification and recording on Africa
BREEDPLAN: the most world’s widely used genetic evaluation system for beef cattle
SILAB for Africa: a LIMS for African Country and AIR traceability system
Adding value to data emanating from routine animal recording recording process
Session 6: Planning and Economics of AIR – Chair: Dr. B. M. Modisane (Chief Director, DAFF)
Costs and benefits of animal identification and traceability along the agrifood supply chain – H. Katjiuongua (ILRI)
Costs and benefits of AIR for animal health – C. De Haan (Intl. Cons.)
Costs and benefits of animal identification and performance recording – F. Maré (Univ. of the Free State)
Sustainability of AIR in smallholder farming in Africa – A. Toto (SATOTO Livestock Projects)
Group Discussion – F. Schmidtt (ADT Projekt)
