Traceability

Traceability: What is it?

Swine Traceability is an important animal health and food safety system that enables precise and rapid emergency response to protect livestock, producers and consumers.

Any person in custody of or in care and control of swine or deadstock of swine is required to comply with both federal and provincial legislations when moving swine.
Requirements in Alberta’s regulation meet or exceed those in the federal Health of Animals Act. The Canadian Pork Council therefore advises persons in Alberta to comply with Alberta’s regulation. Alberta Pork is the delegated authority for administration of the Swine Traceability Regulation on behalf of the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry.

Who is responsible for submitting the Swine Manifest?

Swine Manifests are to be submitted to Alberta Pork within 48 hours of receipt. If shipping outside of Alberta, submit within 48 hours of shipping. Upon submission to Alberta Pork, required information will be uploaded to the national PigTrace system.

Where to send completed Swine Manifests

Swine Manifests may be submitted via fax to 1.888.715.4563, or by email to traceability@albertapork.com.

Movements within Alberta (shipped from and received in Alberta)

Receiver submits Swine Manifest.
Use the Top White Copy of the Swine Manifest for faxing, or scanning/picture sent via email.

Movements leaving Alberta (Exports)

Shipper submits Swine Manifest.
Use the Second Copy of the Swine Manifest for faxing, or scanning/picture sent via email, and to keep for records.

Movements coming into Alberta (Imports)

Receiver submits Swine Manifest.
If a Swine Manifest is not received with the shipment/load, the Receiver can fill out the Receiver and Transporter portion of a Swine Manifest and submit it along with any other paperwork that came with the shipment/load.

Movements through an assembly yard or auction market

Receiver submits Swine Manifest when receiving movement into the facility.
Shipper submits Swine Manifest when the load is destined for a location outside of Alberta.

Reporting Hog Movement

To meet the goals of the Swine Traceability System the participation of everyone in the value chain, producers, transporters and packers, is required. The more participants reporting into the system, the stronger and more effective the system becomes.

There are four important steps to submitting swine movements in Alberta:

1. Apply approved swine identifier

The type of swine and where they live are moving to determines the approved swine identifier to be applied by the Shipper.
NOTE: Swine arriving without an approved swine identifier should have an identifier applied by the Receiver.

2. Complete your section of the swine market

Shipper, Transporter and Receiver are responsible for completing their sections on the Swine Manifest.
A copy of the Swine Manifest must travel with the swine.

3. Submit swine manifest/movement data

Submit the Swine Manifest within 48 hours of the swine (Receiver submits) or if shipping outside of Alberta, within 48 hours of shipping (Shipper submits).
Swine Manifest are submitted to Alberta Pork via fax to 1.888.715.4663 or by email to traceability@albertapork.com.

4. Keep records

Shippers and Receivers must keep Swine Manifests for a period of five years.
Transporters must keep Swine Manifest for a period of one year.

If you require manifests or have any questions about the Alberta traceability system or the electronic manifest, contact Christina Carley, Traceability Coordinator, by phone at 1-780-440-8461 or by email at christina.carley@albertapork.com.

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