What data will be required to be kept, by whom and in what form?
This part of the plan is under development by USAIP/NAIS. It is anticipated that the final plan will be user-friendly such that it will be easy for all stakeholders to implement and make part of their daily practice. Ideally, animal movements will be electronically tracked and sent from the stakeholders to the central database. For the plan to be successful, this key part, i.e. data entry, will need to be easy to follow, thus achievable in real-time such that data entry becomes a routine management practice. Only essential information will be reported to the central database. In the case of individual animals, this is: 1) an USAIN (US Animal Identification Number), 2) the premises ID that the USAIN was seen at or allocated to, 3) the date it was seen or allocated, and 4) an appropriate event code (e.g. sighting, movement-in, movement-out, etc.).
