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ADVANCING ANIMAL DISEASE TRACEABILITY

ROAD MAP FOR THE STATE OF DELAWARE

A Three-Year Plan

Submitted by:

KAREN LOPEZ, DVM

DEPUTY STATE ANIMAL HEALTH OFFICIAL

DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

2320 S. DUPONT HWY

302-698-4500

Submitted to:

KAREN BECKER, DVM

FIOPS AVIC DE/MD/VA/DC

VETERINARY SERVICES

ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

400 NORTH 8TH STREET

SUITE 726

RICHMOND, VA 23219-4824

(804) 343-2567

May 25, 2022
Table of Contents

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY....................................................................................................... 3

II. CURRENT TRACEABILITY SITUATION............................................................................ 4

2.1 Who are we? ....................................................................................................................... 4

2.2 Where are we now?............................................................................................................. 4

2.3 Strengths and Weaknesses.................................................................................................. 5

2.4 Opportunities and Threats................................................................................................... 5

2.5 Inventory of existing infrastructure and suitability assessment............................... 5

III. VISION AND MISSION CONTEXT FOR ADVANCING TRACEABILITY....................... 6

3.1 Vision statement ................................................................................................................. 6

3.2 Mission statement ............................................................................................................... 6

IV. TRACEABILITY REQUIREMENTS ...................................................................................... 6

4.1 Strategic goal(s)....................................................................................... 6

4.2 Programmatic goal(s) (Objectives)................................................................ 6

4.3 Animal disease traceability performance measures............................................................ 8

4.4 Data requirements............................................................................................................... 8

4.5 Information technology plan............................................................................................... 9

4.6 Resource requirements........................................................................................................ 9

4.7 Organizational needs......................................................................................................... 10

4.7.1 Executive support.......................................................................................... 10

4.7.2 Coordination and oversight procedures......................................................... 10

4.7.3 Policy............................................................................................................. 10

4.7.4 Staffing.......................................................................................................... 10

4.7.5 Budget requirements ..................................................................................... 11

4.7.6 Outreach ........................................................................................................ 11

4.7.6.1 Accredited veterinarians................................................................... 11

4.7.6.2 Livestock markets ............................................................................ 12

4.7.6.3 Industry as a whole........................................................................... 12

4.8 Monitoring and reporting interstate movement activity ................................................... 12

V. TRACEABILITY IMPLEMENTATION ............................................................................... 13

5.1 Ranking of priorities for advancement ............................................................................. 13

5.2 Implementation of objectives............................................................................................ 14
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I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Why does Delaware need a traceability plan? The Delaware Department of Agriculture’s 

Animal and Poultry Health Section takes pride in promoting and protecting the health of 

Delaware’s livestock and poultry industries. Thus, an effective Animal Disease Traceability

(ADT) Program is necessary for the protection of American agriculture and must be coordinated 

and consistent across states in order for the rapid response, containment and control of animal 

disease outbreaks. The capability to efficiently and effectively deal with livestock diseases of 

concern when they occur is not only important to the health of livestock populations in Delaware, 

but is also important in supporting rural economies, maintaining interstate and international 

movement of livestock and increasing consumer confidence in food production systems. The 

Delaware Department of Agriculture, with the help of USDA/APHIS/VS, has developed this 

roadmap as a business plan for marketing and implementation of a better approach to animal 

disease traceability than currently exists in Delaware. Furthermore, a traceability plan will be 

essential to facilitate an effective partnership with our livestock marketing stakeholders in

identifying critical points in their systems and developing improvements that will strengthen our 

state traceability efforts. 

Resources needed: It is crucial to spend time continuing to develop a plan for the promotion of

traceability in Delaware. Time will be spent on database maintenance with updating premises and

on outreach and education to producers, veterinarians, markets, and extension agents. RFID eartags will be distributed both through veterinarians and directly to producers. We plan to increase 

our monitoring at livestock facilities to improve compliance with traceability regulations and 

encouraging the application of official identification ear tags. 

• What is the fundamental problem(s) this plan addresses? The Delaware plan will serve to 

improve data capturing methods as well as data sharing abilities to rapidly identify the origin 

of diseased livestock along with any location exposed animals may have been moved into and 

out of Delaware. Additionally, it will fill the educational gap that currently exists with our 

constituents on what serves as official identification in livestock and what does not. 

• What are the key elements in summary form? Key elements are promotion of the traceability 

program to our stakeholders, outreach and education, data entry and tracking of ear-tag 

distribution, utilization of new technology, encouraging application of RFID ear tags, usage of 

electronic CVIs (Certificates of Veterinary Inspection) and constant evaluation of the plan. 

• What are the primary benefits? The primary benefits are that Delaware producers and 

veterinarians will all feel a sense of ownership in the plan, due to our promotion of the 

traceability program and outreach. By keeping these stakeholders first with regards to 

information sharing and valuing their opinions, we will build a strong program that will have 

the support of Delaware’s livestock producers. 

• How does this plan build upon previous efforts to advance animal disease traceability? This 

plan proposes to encourage veterinarians directly to utilize electronic CVIs and perform 

outreach to constituents in a public forum (Delaware Ag Week) and through the Delaware 

State Fair. Because of COVID-19, DDA will utilize social media platforms and virtual forums 

to effectively communicate with constituents. 

• How does this plan fit within USDA’s new framework for animal disease traceability? This 

plan, when implemented, will enable Delaware to meet the priority objectives. 
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• How does this plan support animal health information systems within the 

State/Tribe/Territory? This plan proposes to encourage veterinarians directly to utilize 

electronic CVIs and to expand data entry in AINMS and Core One (SCS) so that the 

information is readily accessible to state and USDA personnel.

• How does this plan support animal health information needs with other 

States/Tribes/Territories and USDA nationally? This plan will allow us to assist our state 

partners and USDA in rapid response to an animal disease event.

• What alternatives were explored? There are not many economically feasible options outside 

of an Excel database and utilization of free applications such as Core One (SCS) and AINMS 

because of the very small size of our cattle industry (18,500 head of cattle - 2020 inventory

estimate, NASS).

• What are the projected costs for FY2022, FY2023, FY2024 and 2025? In FY2021 we were 

awarded $4,646 annually; however, due to improving our program with newer technology we 

will receive $6,146 in FY2022 through the ADT Cooperative Agreement, and we hope to 

receive this increased award amount in subsequent years.

II. CURRENT TRACEABILITY SITUATION

2.1 Who are we?

The Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA) is the primary lead in the ADT 

Program in Delaware with cooperation with the USDA. Traceability data allows DDA

and USDA to manage reportable diseases efficiently and effectively, positively 

affecting the animal industries that we serve. In Delaware, the constituents that will be 

primarily affected by this plan are the dairymen, livestock exhibitors, beef and swine 

producers, and private field veterinarians providing services to these groups. Other 

stakeholders include legislators, agency administration, farm bureau, livestock boards,

and universities/extension agents. 

2.2 Where are we now?

Traceability requires the ability to accurately and quickly determine the 

movement of diseased, exposed, or at-risk animals in efforts to minimize the number 

of producers affected during a response. Because we strive to protect our state’s 

industries and recognize the importance of agriculture to Delaware’s economy, DDA 

is always seeking ways to improve our traceability efforts. Currently, we use a paper 

system for filing CVIs by species and month after they are reviewed, and because of 

the small number received, it is generally a rapid process to find an individual CVI 

during a trace performance exercise. CVIs are then scanned and uploaded as PDF 

documents into our database. We currently support our single USDA-approved 

livestock auction in application of RFID tags for cattle and tagging of other animals 

upon entry. The auction is required keep track of who purchases and sells animals each 

week. We have observed that the concept and importance of animal disease 

traceability has become increasingly familiar among our constituents, evident through 

the increase in RFID tag requests from our office. Even with such progress, there is 

still work to be done. We plan to perform marketing and outreach that will present the 

traceability concept as relevant to all producers, regardless of the size of their 

operation. We can then identify constituents who raise and produce species of interest 
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by gathering appropriate data. These efforts will allow us to update our master list of 

Delaware swine, dairy, and beef cattle producer premises and cross-reference it with 

premises already found in USDA’s Emergency Management Response System 2.0 

(EMRS2) database. Furthermore, the purchase of up-to-date technology (i.e., wand 

readers) to replace the outdated equipment will encourage progression of stakeholder 

outreach. This will give our department the ability to scan and record RFID tag

numbers quickly and accurately. 

Requests for information are available M-F, 37.5 hours per week, if authorized 

personnel are present. Federal funding has been and will continue to help Delaware as 

we continue to provide economical traceability options for producers and 

veterinarians.

2.3 Strengths and Weaknesses

The Delaware Department of Agriculture has a history of strong relationships with 

animal producers in the state. Our staff is well-liked and respected because of our 

professionalism and ability to connect with local producers. This creates trust and 

understanding between the agency and the constituents we serve. Since we are such a 

small, tight-knit state, fostering this relationship is crucial to facilitating a successful 

program. Our state also has strong extension/4-H and FFA programs that cooperate 

and communicate with state and federal agencies. 

Currently, we are limited to 2 animal health inspectors for the entire state, so it will be 

necessary to utilize other staff members’ time to reach our objectives. We do not 

employ a traceability coordinator: the duties have been shared between the Deputy 

State Veterinarian and one of the animal health inspectors.

2.4 Opportunities and Threats

This plan will improve our ability to respond to all types of catastrophic events, 

including foreign animal disease incursions, flooding, hurricanes, blizzards, suspected 

agro-terrorism, or contamination of feed supplies. The traceability plan will provide

the opportunity to standardize inspections while encouraging collaboration within the 

industry. This plan will allow us to provide our state partners with quick response

using updated data to any inquiry they have about suspected disease in a group of 

animals that may have originated in our state.

Possible threats include animal swap meets, purchasing and selling livestock through 

social media avenues, and animal movements that lack the proper official 

identification and/or documentation (CVIs). 

2.5 Inventory of existing infrastructure and suitability assessment

• Human resources: We currently employ two animal health inspectors, one deputy 

state veterinarian, and an administrative assistant who will be primarily responsible 

for carrying out the traceability plan.
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• Space availability: This will not be a problem for our agency.

• Connectivity resources, both in office and in the field: Each field staff member is 

equipped with a smart phone allowing for versatile sharing of information in the 

field. Other technology used will be Nomad Trimbles with the corresponding bluetooth app to be used from cellular phones and laptops. 

• Access to USDA animal disease traceability and animal health information 

resources: Level 2 e-authentication through EMRS and EMRS2Go is established 

for all relevant personnel. 

• Organization of all existing paper record systems used to access animal disease 

traceability or animal health information: this mainly involves CVI filing. Our 

agency files CVIs by species and month, for example “January 2021 cattle.” We 

also scan and electronically save CVIs by quarter and year for easy retrieval over 

the retention period. We will continue to use Excel spreadsheets, Core One (SCS), 

and AINMs to document ear tag distributions, tuberculosis and brucellosis test 

charts and vaccination (Brucella) and hand-enter CVIs for cattle and swine.

III. VISION AND MISSION CONTEXT FOR ADVANCING TRACEABILITY

3.1 Vision Statement

The vision of our group is to continue to develop robust programs that will serve to 

enhance our response to animal disease events and unexpected catastrophic events, 

thereby minimizing damage to livestock and poultry industries.

3.2 Mission Statement

The mission of our group is to protect Delaware’s domestic livestock from the 

introduction and spread of contagious diseases, including those which may affect 

humans. A critical component of protecting our domestic animals is to be able to 

quickly identify the source of potentially infected animals which have either originated 

in Delaware or have come into our state through interstate commerce. We also strive 

to maintain good working relationships with our producers and establish easy channels 

of communication to better facilitate our program.

IV. TRACEABILITY REQUIREMENTS

4.1 Strategic goal(s)

Our goal is to develop State-wide infrastructure for advancing animal disease 

traceability compatible with State, Tribe, Territory, and USDA standards.

4.2 Programmatic goals (objectives)

The objectives in support of achieving our strategic goal are outlined in the Timeline 

seen below:
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YEAR 1: 

UPDATE STATE AND

FEDERAL PRODUCER RECORDS 

WITH ACCURATE SURVEILLANCE DATA

By the end of Year 1: 

• Have created a producer surveillance form to be completed by constituents attending 

livestock auctions, exhibitions, weigh-ins, and extension events with relevant traceability 

data.

• Have created an internal surveillance form to be completed by appropriate staff on 

documenting location and relevant animal data from livestock investigation cases, at large 

or displaced animal cases, tag dispensing, dealer permits and livestock sampling/testing 

events. 

• Have developed an internal agency data workbook with updated producer premises and 

livestock information to cross-reference with the USDA EMRS2 Database.

• Have explored USAHERDs and make decision on data transition. 

YEAR 2: IMPROVE INTERNAL USAGE OF 

eCVI TECHNOLOGY AND RFID TECHNOLOGY, 

TRANSITION SHOW ANIMALS 

TO RFID APPLICATION 

By the end of Year 2: 

• Have purchased the most updated All-Flex Wand Reader and begin training staff with its 

usage in the field

• Have begun routine usage of RFID wand readers and Nomad Trimbles (or other 

appropriate technology) by animal health inspectors

• Offer RFID tags or utilize previously applied RFID tags as acceptable ID for animals 

entering the Delaware State Fair and other county livestock exhibition events 

• Analyze the number of pigs and cattle that arrive at shows and livestock markets that are 

in compliance with state and federal regulations (i.e., RFID official identification)

• Have DDA Poultry and Animal Health Section transitioned from issuance of paper CVIs 

to eCVIs for animals moving interstate for shows and fairs

• Have performed one-on-one outreach and outreach via social media and Delaware 

Veterinary Medical Association regarding RFID availability and use of eCVI platforms to 

all production animal veterinarians in the state.

YEAR 3: CONTINUE OUTREACH & EVALUATE

EFFECTIVENESS OF TRACEABILITY PROGRAM

By the end of Year 3:

• Have increased engagement with cattle and swine producers on the availability and benefits 

of RFID tags 
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• Have hosted/provided one formal outreach event for Delaware cattle and swine producers 

(e.g., Delaware AG Week) on RFID and the animal disease traceability process 

• Have trained staff evaluated on traceability response using database exercises facilitated 

through USDA and state partners

• Analyze the number of pigs and cattle that arrive at shows and livestock markets that are 

in compliance with state and federal regulations (i.e., RFID official identification) and 

compare numeric data from Year 2. 

• Have conducted a survey to constituents regarding their familiarity of animal disease 

traceability

• Have collaborated with stakeholders on state regulation improvements or changes. 

4.3 Animal disease traceability performance measures 

The table below lists the performance measures Delaware will use to document 

progress and accountability of our ADT program. Delaware has demonstrated 

exceptional performance to date with TPMs and National Priority Traces. Our ADT 

coordinator and participating staff will continue to work with our AVIC to do some 

practice trace exercises to assure that we are still able to demonstrate rapidity and 

accuracy in completing the activities listed below:

Table 1 Traceability Performance Standards

Number Activity Performed by Measure

1 Determines the State in which the 

animal was officially identified and 

notify that state of the reference 

animal’s official ID number

State that received the 

reference animal

85% 

Excellent 

Ratings

2 Confirm that it has documentation that 

an official ID number was issued 

within its jurisdiction and that it has 

contact information for the person who 

received that number

State where the reference 

animal was officially 

identified

3 Determine the state from which the 

animal was moved interstate into its 

jurisdiction and notify that state of the 

reference animal’s official ID number

State that received a 

reference animal

4 Determine the address or location from 

which the reference animal was 

shipped

State that receives 

notification that a 

reference animal moved 

interstate from its 

jurisdiction (may be the 

same State in #2)

4.4 Data requirements 
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While it will likely not be possible to completely replace paper records with electronic 

documents and data, the appropriate use of modern information processing 

technologies in key areas will significantly improve our ability to trace animals in the 

event of a disease. Both Type II accredited veterinarians and DDA Poultry and Animal 

Health Staff must adopt utilization of eCVI technology to improve management of 

animal movement and identification records.

We plan to continue to utilize RFID 840 tags for distribution to markets, producers, 

and veterinarians. Distribution of tags will be administered through our office by 

tracking which series of tags are handed out to which producers and veterinarians and 

on what date. Producer and veterinarian agreements are distributed along with the tags 

as triplicate carbon copy forms to ensure that producers understand the importance of 

applying those tags assigned to them to their OWN animals, exclusively, and to retrieve 

data from veterinarians on distribution of tags.

Our group will need to expand utilization of Core One and AINMS databases to record 

distributions of ear tags and to hand-enter CVI data. Because of the small number of 

CVIs that we receive for livestock species such as cattle and swine, the goal of manually 

entering CVI data into Core One for data access by State and Federal personnel is 

achievable. 

Quarterly reports to USDA will contain records of number of tags distributed and 

number of CVIs entered to our database. Aside from routine quarterly statistics, 

Delaware traceability data will be shared with other states and with USDA on an asneeded basis. 

We intend to extend data collection efforts in the field through the use of wand readers 

and Nomad Trimbles during routine animal inspections. We also plan to promote RFID 

traceability to the livestock board of the Delaware State Fair so that RFID utilization 

can be integrated and ultimately replace plastic tags for animals entering the fair.

4.5 Information technology plan

Delaware projects to have minimal new IT needs for FY2022, FY2023, and FY2024. 

4.6 Resource requirements

• Is specific expertise needed that is not currently available? To monitor the progress 

of our traceability program, it may be necessary to set up teleconferences or visits 

to neighboring states to learn more about how they successfully implement their 

programs and enforce regulations. We will also need instruction in setup, 

utilization, and software installation for the RFID wand readers, livestock data 

logger, and Nomad Trimbles.

• Will consultants be needed? We do not expect to need consultants.

• Is a continuity of operation plan (COOP) in place and how frequently is it tested?

Our Agency has a COOP in place, and it is tested about once/year.

• Will automated data capture resources be needed? Not at this time.

• Will additional or new space be required? No.
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4.7 Organizational needs

• Does a need for organizational change exist? No. Agency superiors (Secretary of 

Agriculture, Deputy Secretaries) are supportive of this process, and embrace it.

• Can additional resources be leveraged within the current administrative structure?

Yes, we will use other groups within the agency to assist if needed.

4.7.1 Executive support

As mentioned in 4.7, Delaware’s Secretary of Agriculture supports the 

traceability plan and values the benefit which this system will impart to the 

well-being of the livestock industry in Delaware.

• Is additional support from executive management needed? It will be 

necessary to ask the Secretary or his Deputy to speak openly about 

their approval of the program whenever possible.

• How are officials briefed on progress and baseline measures of 

performance? Updates will be sent to the Governor in the agency’s 

“weekly report,” with the Secretary’s approval, of course. Other 

updates will be made to the Secretary as milestones are reached.

4.7.2 Coordination and oversight procedures

The State Veterinarian and her staff are responsible for advancing animal 

disease traceability. We will develop an outreach and promotional plan to

present to animal producers and veterinarians in a manner that is nonconfrontational and transparent.

• Our agency has one liaison with the State Emergency Management 

Agency. We have already made them aware of the gap we are 

attempting to fill by creation of the Traceability plan.

• How is compatibility with other States, Tribes, Territories, and 

USDA monitored? We meet with regional state veterinarians 

regularly at meetings and speak frequently to them on-on-one. The 

objective is to have some consistency in enforcement within our 

region, so that producers know what to expect when moving animals 

to auction, for example. The states which Delaware has reached out 

to are Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey and 

Pennsylvania.

4.7.3 Policy

In Delaware we do not currently have existing mandates which could limit 

our traceability plan. Our current regulations state that animals must be 

individually identified and accompanied with an ICVI for entry to the State.

4.7.4 Staffing

Because our State is very small and has a manageable number of cattle and 

swine, we predict that we will not need any additional FTEs. To update our 

producer premise information, we do plan on training our Livestock 
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Investigator on filling out the appropriate traceability documentation during 

investigations. 

4.7.5 Budget requirements

• How are you funded for animal disease traceability? State funded 

and federally funded (ADT Cooperative Agreement.) To date, 

Delaware has utilized salary dollars for research and development 

of the roadmap and for attendance at general meetings to learn and 

make decisions being presented in this document. Federal funds 

have been used to purchase official ID tags, wand readers, Nomad 

Trimbles, and the livestock data logger.

• What are the funding requirements projected by year for FY2022, 

FY2023, and FY2024 for implementing this plan? The 2022 budget 

is presented within the Cooperative Agreement 2022 work-plan.

4.7.6 Outreach 

All constituents who might be impacted by the traceability program will be 

addressed in the outreach campaign. This will include veterinarians, 

producers, livestock markets, legislators, agency administration, farm 

bureau, 4-H/FFA leaders, and universities/extension agents.

4.7.6.1 Accredited veterinarians

• Our marketing and outreach plan will include as a priority 

providing education to accredited veterinarians with regards to

availability of RFID tags and uptake of eCVI technologies.

• What continuing education is being planned for improving data 

quality relative to animal health information systems being 

used? We will continue to provide veterinarians with a blank 

form that can be used to fill out in the field (by hand or 

electronically) for tracking of tag distribution. The form will be 

in a format that can be easily entered into the access database by 

administrative staff in our office. We will also do one-on-one 

outreach to veterinarians and use other means of outreach such 

as social media and the Delaware Veterinary Medical 

Association.

• What is the plan for enhancing the use of eCVIs, if any? See 

above regarding continuing education.

• What role, if any, does the accredited veterinarian have in 

providing low-cost, official identification tags/devices to 

producers? There are only 2 or 3 veterinarians in Delaware who 

practice with cattle in our state. During the outreach portion of 

the plan, we will encourage vets to provide and or apply tags to 
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all producers they visit while completing appropriate premise 

documentation.

4.7.6.2 Livestock markets

• Our marketing and outreach plan will include as a priority 

providing education to the single livestock market in Delaware.

• We already have a system of accessing paper trails (buyers, 

sellers) from our livestock market. This market is attended by an 

animal health inspector each week, and inspectors support the 

market in application of RFID tags for cattle and tagging of other 

animals upon entry. Tag distribution, date, buyer, and seller 

information is recorded.

4.7.6.3 Industry as a whole

Our promotional and outreach plan will include as a priority 

providing education to the livestock stakeholders in Delaware. 

There are 23 dairies in Delaware that sell Grade A milk, and my staff 

has a good working relationship with the dairy industry. Our beef 

industry is very small, with just one feedlot in the state and the 

remaining are small-scale producers. The swine industry is 

comprised of one commercial grower-to-finish farm, exhibition 

producers and small, niche market farms. The sheep and goat 

producers have monthly meetings, which will provide a great 

opportunity for outreach without scheduling extra sessions. 

• What other resources are available for industry outreach?

University and extension colleagues can be brought in for 

additional support.

• As mentioned earlier, Delaware has no more than 17,000 head 

of cattle. There are approximately 3,000 sheep and goat 

(combined) and 6,000 swine. The majority of our industry is 

broiler chickens, which will move under the lot system and will 

not require individual identification when moved to processing.

• Outreach to producers will include continued distribution and 

marketing of RFID tags, presentation to commodity groups in a 

public forum such as Delaware Ag Week, and hopefully 

implementation of RFID for Delaware State Fair cattle and 

swine entries.

4.8. Monitoring and reporting interstate movement activity 

• How will the number of animals and the number of shipments be 

monitored that move interstate? By tallying CVI data for quarterly ADT 

Cooperative Agreement reporting, we will be able to print a report 

showing # of shipments and # of animals by species that move interstate.

• The following data (reporting elements) will be reported in the quarterly 

reports beginning with calendar year 2012:
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o Number of ICVIs and other interstate movement documents 

created within the State/Tribe/Territory on a year-to-date basis 

for move-out animals

o Number of ICVIs and other interstate movement documents 

received for move-in animals

o Number of animals by species and class for move-in events 

associated with ICVIs and other interstate movement 

documents, indicating the number of animals officially 

identified and the number not officially identified

o Number of animals by species and class for move-out events 

associated with ICVIs and other interstate movement 

documents, indicating the number of animals officially 

identified and the number not officially identified

o Volume of distribution for each official numbering 

system/device issued by the State/Tribe/Territory and/or AVIC 

office, including backtags by market or processing (slaughter) 

facility

o Number of Category II accredited veterinarians using eCVI 

applications and the applications used

V. ADVANCING TRACEABILITY

5.1 Ranking of priorities for advancement

In summary, the priorities in Delaware’s traceability program are shown here in bullet form, and 

included in more detail within the ADT Cooperative Agreement work-plan for 2022:

• Update state and federal databases with accurate producer premise data by encouraging 

constituent documentation and data gathered from other animal health measures. 

• Perform outreach to producers and veterinarians to increase utilization of RFID tags and 

eCVI applications

• Increase DDA’s usage of up-to-date electronic technology and data capture to better 

manage animal identification and movement data

5.1.2 Historical priorities for advancement

In summary, the 4 goals of the 2014 and 2015 work plan were as follows (submitted budget 

$12,000):

• Perform outreach and education 

• Monitor identification and interstate movement activity

• Administer test exercises to establish traceability performance standards

• Maintain electronic record of ear-tag distribution (switching to RFIDs) and enter data 

from brucellosis and TB testing records, and from brucellosis vaccination records
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In summary, the 7 goals of the 2016 through the 2019 work plan were as follows (submitted 

budget $6,000):

• Administer trace exercises to establish traceability performance measures

• Distribution of official identification devices

• Information sharing

• Perform outreach and education

• Maintain electronic record of ear-tag distribution (switching to RFIDs) and enter data 

from brucellosis and TB testing records, and from brucellosis vaccination records

• Compliance and Enforcement of traceability regulations

• Identification and interstate movement activity

In summary, the 8 goals of the 2020 and 2021 work plans were as follows (submitted budget 

$4,600): 

• Administer trace exercises to establish traceability performance measures

• Distribution of official identification devices

• Information sharing

• Perform outreach and education

• Maintain electronic record of ear-tag distribution (switching to RFIDs) and enter data 

from brucellosis and TB testing records, and from brucellosis vaccination records

• Compliance and Enforcement of traceability regulations

• Identification and interstate movement activity

• Utilization of up-to-date technology to monitor animal movement during competitive 

livestock shows and at the local livestock market. 

5.2 Implementation of objectives (2022)

It is expected that implementation of the 2022 goals listed above (section 5.1) can commence with 

the FY2022 work plan.

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