Traceability and information system for animals
The Herkunftssicherungs- and information system for animals (abbreviated HI-tier or HIT ) is a data collection and exchanging system, in which in Germany keeper of sheep , goats , pigs and cattle must be reported as well as their inventory changes, especially movements between farms.
Initially, it served to implement the notification and registration obligations of animal owners in accordance with the Cattle Traffic Ordinance and, above all, the traceability of foods obtained from these animals, i.e. food safety; It also serves to implement the notification obligations under the Medicines Act on the use of veterinary medicinal products (TAM), in particular antibiotics.
The database is operated by the Bavarian State Ministry for Food, Agriculture and Forests (StMELF) . The responsible police authorities, i.e. the local food control and veterinary offices, can view and use the data collected in this way to carry out their tasks.
Reports can be made by postcard, by phone or by entering data in the Internet portal. Owners such as farmers , cattle dealers and slaughterhouses are required to report ; they are assigned an establishment number.
For identification, two live ear tags with an identical individual registration number are withdrawn from calves and lambs immediately after birth . In the EU, this has the format DE 05 999 99 999, where the abbreviation DE stands for Germany and the first two digits 05 for the federal state (here North Rhine-Westphalia ). Alternatively, identification with an ear tag and an additional transponder is permitted.
Animal owners must submit the following data to HIT within seven days:
- Registration of birth: life ear tag number (LOM), date of birth, breed , sex, father and dam. An entry is then made in the database and a master data sheet is created with this data.
- In the event of disposal, the type of disposal (sale, death, slaughter ) and the date of disposal by the purchaser are reported. Imports and exports must also be reported.
Since July 2014, all drug treatments have to be reported to the database by the owner.
Violations of these reporting obligations are relevant to cross compliance ; if they are found during an operational inspection, a deduction from the direct payments is to be expected. Violations of reporting or registration obligations can also constitute an administrative offense.