Understanding PIC and device status codes A status can be assigned to properties, livestock or devices, so that animals can be traced along the supply chain, for residue testing and food safety purposes. Regulatory authorities can assign PIC
Lifetime traceability (LT) - reasons for loss All cattle recorded on the database have an LT status – Y (Yes) or N (No). White breeder tags are assigned a status of Y and orange post-breeder tags have a status of N. A tag can lose LT for
See a list of active devices on my PIC This report lists electronic devices registered to a PIC on the database. It includes new tags issued to the PIC but excludes dead animals and tags with an inactive status [NLS-IA]. PIC-based users (like
Transaction history report Always run this report after you send files to the database, to check your transactions were successful. When the report is displayed on the screen, you can sort and filter the results to find specific files, check
Related information How-to: Complete a tag replacement RFID tags should remain with an animal for life, but if they fall out, or cannot be read electronically, State regulations may allow replacements. If tag replacements are allowed and animals
Related information How-to: Record an animal that has died If livestock with electronic devices die or are destroyed on a farm or feedlot, use the Livestock that have died on property transaction to notify the database. Do not notify the
The main role of the database is to enable livestock movements to be recorded but ‘statuses’ can also be assigned to the electronic RFID devices (tags) used to identify livestock,...
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