Review of Surveillance Data Capture Systems in Abattoirs

Summary

​This project covered the following objectives.Identify similar projects that may have been undertaken, both in Australia and internationally, to investigate the application of electronic information management to the capture of surveillance data in abattoirs for the extensive livestock species and the quantification of the benefits derived from these systems. This stage involved a review of the Pig Health Monitoring Scheme which is a voluntary commercially-driven system which utilises commercial veterinarians and DPI extension officers to capture a significant proportion of the industry.Evaluate the possible application of such information systems in the Australian context for the beef and sheep industries.Identify the current situation in processors, including the systems available to processors, type of information collected and the level to which this information is currently used by stakeholders and government systems.Make recommendations on options for investment in research and/or the development of a pilot project to evaluate the usefulness of such information systems in Australian abattoirs.