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1 National Australian Poultry Identification Scheme Inc. www.napis.webs.com IS NAP NAPIS Presentation by The NAPIS Management Committee January 2013

2 National Australian Poultry Identification Scheme Inc NAPIS Management Committee Implementation Manager Wayne Ingleton Senior Advisor Alan Brennan Promotions Coordinator Jeff Fulcher Ring Registrar Graeme Rantall Document and Web Coordinator And Deputy Ring Registrar Amanda Fulcher Contents Introduction to NAPIS Implementation of NAPIS Management and Auditing of NAPIS Biosecurity NAPIS Breeder Logbook NAPIS Ring Size Chart and Order Form

3 National Australian Poultry Identification Scheme Inc Introduction The National Australian Poultry Identification Scheme (NAPIS) is a voluntary scheme where breeders of pure bred Poultry, order closed rings to place on their birds. Poultry is defined as large fowl, bantams, ducks, geese and turkeys (which are listed in the Australian Poultry Standards). The NAPIS Ring Co-ordinators send out the rings and record the size and ring numbers that are sent to the breeder by documenting on a National Ring Recipient Register Annually. Lifelong (closed rings) cannot be removed once placed on. The growth of a chick is so rapid that, one to two weeks after placing the rings on them, they cannot be removed. Timing is the key point to placing these rings on the birds so that they will stay on. Each Ring will have the Initials NAPIS, the year, the letter of the ring (depicting the size) and the ring number and different colours will be used each year to identify the age of pullets and cockerels. Hens and Cock Birds will over time have several colours when showing. Lifelong Rings provide accurate recording of pure bred poultry movements and identification, aiding in the conservation and preservation of all pure breeds of poultry. The poultry industry here in Australia has come under threat from various exotic disease outbreaks over the past few years such as ILT and Avian Influenza (bird flu). A major outbreak will have devastating effects on the exhibition poultry industry with Biosecurity laws preventing exhibiting, selling and transporting poultry interstate . While the ringing of birds will not prevent these outbreaks, the National Ring Recipients Register will be able to provide the locations of the breeders and their birds. The onus will be on the Breeders to record bird movement via the use of a Breeder’s Log Book. As part of this presentation there will be guidelines on how to achieve this and the national ring recipient register and associated breeder log book would enable the regulatory bodies to quickly give clearance or quarantine areas to prevent and contain the spread of disease and the possible end of pure bred poultry as we now know it. Other advantages, which are discussed in the Implementation section, are as follows; 1. A National Ring Recipients Register. 2. A Breeders Log Book for the breeder’s to keep accurate records of all their poultry movements and activities. 3. It will be much more difficult to steal a bird. 4. Automatic identification of our birds for the breeding pens. 5. The inheritance of the birds will never be lost. 6. A national closed ring will allow all birds to be shown wearing the same ring. This will keep our records accurate instead of removing clip- on rings and possibly putting a wrong ring back on the bird thereby affecting future breeding plans. 7. Each year the Lifelong ring will be a different colour. 8. Traceability of all exhibition poultry movements. 9. Different coloured lifetime rings for each year, will prevent having birds entered in wrong age classes. 10. If birds are placed in wrong cages at shows they can be correctly identified.

4 National Australian Poultry Identification Scheme Inc. Implementation of NAPIS Proposals of some Ringing Schemes in the past have been suggested but didn’t eventuate due to the enormous time and cost in setting up such a scheme. The Modern Game Promotional Society (MGPS) has a team of dedicated members who are prepared to put the initial implementation and management of a National Australian Poultry Identification Scheme in place for eventual Management by a National Committee of a fully operable scheme. PHASE ONE 2012 Closed ring suppliers were approached for quotes on the most economical cost of the rings, delivery times and an invitation was sent out to MGPS members to participate in the optional trial of ringing Modern Game Bantams with lifelong leg bands. As Bantam Modern Game is the first section of a breed trialling the rings the identification of the 2012 rings has the following information: MPGS 2012 (M for male / F for female) ring number. Colour Orange. Letters and proposals have been sent to State Poultry Bodies, Royal Shows and Waterfowl Associations and Poultry Clubs advising them of the scheme and asking for support in allowing rung Modern Game to participate in their shows. Poultry Clubs not affiliated with the State Poultry Bodies will also have letters sent to them advising of the scheme. There are State Bodies, Royal Shows and Poultry clubs that have already accepted the rung birds to be exhibited and once the remaining ones are received, the list will be published advising all concerned of their support or decline. All country town agricultural shows will also be contacted advising them of the scheme and asking for their support of the project. The National Australian Poultry Identification Scheme has been extended to enable all breeds the opportunity to Trial lifelong rings optionally and breeders have been asked to supply data regarding leg sizes of their birds. A good indicative number would be a minimum of 50,000 birds rung in all breeds to start with. An Initial NAPIS Management Committee has been formed from members of the MGPS to Implement and Manage a National Poultry Identification Scheme and meetings from this committee have plans and updates which are available for viewing. A National Ring Recipient Register has been designed and a program for the Register is being written, ensuring that all information on the main data page will be in a hidden folder containing the ring purchasers name, postal address, email address and contact phone numbers. Once the ring order has been received, the information will be entered onto the main page, the breeder will be allocated a breeders registration number and this number will be the only form of identification used on a sub page to identify the ring numbers supplied. For Auditing purposes, only the sub folder containing the breeder ’s registration number (not their name) and their associated ring numbers will be shown. A breeder ’ s Personal Log Book has been developed enabling the breeder to record all movement of their birds. It is mandatory that the breeder record all bird movement in their personal breeder log book for rings not used, birds culled, for birds sold or given away, for birds received into their studs, for shows that have been attended, Quarantine records and reasons, and poultry death records as validation of bird movement may be required in the case of a bio security outbreak. There are also non-mandatory sections for your breeding records, Vaccination and Worming charts and a cost control section.