GPP 1 Accurate Record Keeping

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GPP 1 - Accurate Record Keeping GPP 4 - Proper
Care and Handling

• Dean Fish
• Arizona Cooperative Extension
• Santa Cruz County

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Good Production Practice 1
Keeping Accurate Records
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Keeping Records

• Keeping records is an important part of any
  livestock operation/project.
• Accurate records let you identify specific
  animals for medication, analyze your efficiency,
  and find changes you could make to improve your
  operation/project.
• Any records kept are better than no records at
  all.

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Animal Identification

• Proper identification is key to good management.
  If each animal is clearly identified, keeping
  records on treatments becomes a lot easier.
• Ear tag at county weight in
• Ear notch and/or tag Swine
• Tattoo Breeding Beef

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Animal Identification
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Keeping Accurate Records

• Three main areas of record keeping
• Individual Animal Records
• Process Verification
• Production Records

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Individual Animal Records

• Lets you know which animal belongs to whom.
• Allows you compare performance of these animals
• Selecting replacement females
• Selecting animals for your project
• Determining rate of gain

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Process Verification

• Any time you use medications or growth promotants
  in your livestock project, it is important
  identify the individual animal and their
  treatments.
• Animal ID
• Date
• Product
• Dosage
• Method of treatment (I.M., S.Q., I.V.)
• Location of injection (neck)
• Who administered it
• Withdrawal times (label)

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Feed Records

• It is very important to read your feed labels and
  keep copies of your feed labels.
• Keep records on how much you feed an individual
  animal. (production records)

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Production Records

• Production records let you measure animal and
  business performance.
• Examples
• Average daily gain
• Weaning weights
• Litter weights
• Pounds of milk in dairy cattle

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Production Records

• Business records can show how profitable the
  operation is.
• Records from different years can be compared to
  see how your livestock project has progressed.

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Good Production Practice 4
Proper Care and Handling
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Care and Handling

• The way you care for your animals can have a big
  impact on how they will grow and how they will
  behave.

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Animal Needs

• Three basic needs all animals have.
• Feed
• Water
• Environment

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Feed

• Feed will be covered in more detail a little
  later, but you need to be sure they have the
  proper ration for the kind of growth you expect.

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Water

• Make sure water is clean and fresh.
• Would you rather drink clean or muddy water?
• Make sure they have enough water everyday.
• Water is critical for survival and growth.

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Environment

• Animal Environment Includes
• Space
• Temperature
• Cleanliness

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Space
Environment

• Is there enough space for the animal to eat,
  sleep and exercise?
• Use space requirement tables to determine how
  much space an animal needs.references upon request

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Temperature
Environment

• Different animals prefer different temperatures,
  this is called their comfort zone.
• Production variables can decline if an animal is
  outside its comfort zone for too long.

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Ways To Control Temperature

• Heat
• Misting systems
• Sprinkle area (evaporative cooling)
• Fans (air movement)
• Shade (prevents radiation)
• Cold
• Deeper bedding (insulation)
• Shelter (prevent drafts)
• House animals together to increase body heat
  exchange.

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Cleanliness
Environment

• Clean environment reduces the amount and spread
  of disease organisms.
• Regular removal of waste doesnt allow for the
  growth of microorganisms which may lead to
  digestive or respiratory problems.
• Manure build up also provides an environment for
  fly populations to multiply.

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Handling

• Handling animals carefully is another way to
  prevent injury or physical contamination of meat
  (bruising,etc.).
• Animals two main instincts are fight or flight.
• Slow quiet movements.
• Reduce the use of buzzers and prods.
• Interaction at feeding time.

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The Flight Zone
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Stress

• Heat, cold or excitement can all cause stress.
• Changes in feed, illness or movement can also
  cause stress.
• Stress can ultimately reduce appetite, production
  and also effect the quality of meat they produce.

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Reducing Stress

• Have animal well broke to reduce excitement of
  the show.
• Keep animals on regular feeding and exercise
  schedule.
• Get animals accustomed to strange or flavored
  water.
• Try not to mix animals at shows to avoid fighting.

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Conclusion

• Accurate records are essential for tracking
  medications given and performance characteristics
  in livestock projects.
• Proper care and handling of livestock animals
  ensures the safety and well being of both you and
  your animal.