MOVEMENT OF ANIMALS, FLOCKS AND HERDS

CHAPTER 1 – Admitting of animals and flocks/herds to slaughterhouse (direct movement) - I>


	Step 1: Initiating direct movement Direct movement can be initiated at the ANIMALS screen of a holding, through the option for adding new animals. Select the ADD function to add an animal.
	Step 2: Enter the ID of the animal In the section for adding an animal originating in Georgia, add the number of the animal you would like to move.
	Step 3: Confirmation The system will display a confirmation message, providing details about the animal and the holding from which the animal is removed, in order to ensure possibility to check if the right animal has been selected. If you are sure about the movement, press the MOVE button.
	Step 4: Printing movement document The system will offer to print the movement document for this specific movement. Chose PRINT if you would like to receive a PDF of the movement document, or CLOSE if you would like to proceed without a movement document.
	Step 5: Movement document If you have selected to print a movement document, you will receive a printout with all of the relevant details about the movement. TIP 1: A valid movement document will have a status of RELEASED. TIP 2: Please note that the movement document in parallel is a health certificate, since if printed it indicates that there have been no movement blocks due to health concerns.
	Step 6: Movement confirmation The animal will appear on the screen in the ANIMALS section of the holding.
	Step 7: Confirmation of the movement in the animal records Click on the Animal and enter the Individual animals records. Click the MOVEMENT HISTORY where the movement will be visible with an appropriate indication of a DIRECT TRANSFER movement.
	Step 8: Confirmation of the movement in the Destination holding records In the Holding of Destination click the Incoming animals records and in the right screen section where completed movements are listed, a record of the DIRECT TRANSFER movement will be listed.
	Step 9: You can also see a record in the INCOMING MOVEMENT DOCUMENTS folder where the Movement Document you have printed will be shown and available for printing.
	Step 10: Confirmation of the movement in the holding of Origin records In the Holding of Origin click the Outgoing animals records and in the right screen section where completed movements are listed, a record of the DIRECT TRANSFER movement will be listed. You can also see the movement from the OUTGOING MOVEMENT DOCUMENTS section as shown in the previous step.

CHAPTER 2 – Standard movement of animals

Chapter 2.1. Movement sections


	Step 1: Movement overview The system records Movements of individual animals, herds/flocks and animal groups, as individual events. Animals/Flocks/Animal Groups moving to each holding are listed in the INCOMING ANIMALS, INCOMING FLOCKS and INCOMING ANIMAL GROUPS registers. Animals/Flocks/Animal Groups moving from each holding are listed in the OUTGOING ANIMALS and OUTGOING FLOCKS registers and OUTGOING ANIMAL GROUPS registers. The number of pending movements is also shown in the holding overview page.
	Step 2: Movement documents Each movement event, besides being registered in the Animal and Holding movement history, is also registered in the form of MOVEMENT DOCUMENT, which can contain multiple animals or flocks. The MOVEMENT DOCUMENT register of the holding is split into INCOMING and OUTGOING MOVEMENT DOCUMENTS.

Chapter 2.2. Movement of animals


	Step 1: Initiating movement Movement of animals is initiated in the ANIMALS section of the holding. Select the animals you would like to move and select ACTIONS ⇒ MOVE⇒ START MOVEMENT.
	Step 2: Provide movement information Add the following information to initiate the movement. Date of Estimated Departure; Date of Estimated Arrival; Date of disinfection of the transport vehicle (optional); Mode of transport; License plate (if Vehicle has been selected as mode); Reason for movement.
	Step 3: Once the information has been provided please select using the search options the Destination holding number to which you would like to move the animal. Once the holding has been found, click on the row showing the holding information to execute.
	Step 4: Printing movement document The system will offer to print the movement document for this specific movement. Chose PRINT if you would like to receive a PDF of the movement document, or CLOSE if you would like to proceed without a movement document.
	Step 5: Movement document If you have selected to print a movement document, you will receive a printout with all of the relevant details about the movement. TIP 1: A valid movement document will have a status of DRAFT. This is different compared to Direct Movement since the Movement will be completed and switched to RELEASED status once the arrival confirmation has been provided. TIP 2: Please note that the movement document in parallel is a health certificate, since if printed it indicates that there have been no movement blocks due to health concerns.
	Step 6: Movement confirmation In the Animals screen the moved animals will be shown in the Right section of the screen with TRANSITION status, indicating that the movement is in progress, until the arrival has been confirmed. Note: The status TRANSITION of the animal matches the DRAFT status of the Movement Document.
	Step 7: Movement document record In the MOVEMENTS ⇒ OUTGOING MOVEMENT DOCUMENTS section, the generated movement document will be shown, indicating that the movement is in progress. In parallel, the same movement document will be displayed in the DESTINATION holding in the INCOMING MOVEMENT DOCUMENTS section.
	Step 8: Movement document cancelation In case you would like to cancel the movement document, please select the record, and ACTIONS ⇒ CHANGE STATUS ⇒ CANCEL. This will cancel the movement of all animals listed in the movement document. The animals will revert to the ORIGIN holding and the movement document will move to the FINISHED OUTGOING MOVEMENT DOCUMENT screen section with status CANCELED. To open the movement document, click anywhere on the Movement Document record.
	Step 9: Movement document details In case you would like to check the validity of the movement (epidemiological algorithms shown in the AREA RISK STATUS manual) press the button CHECK MOVEMENT DOCUMENT. TIP: The system will cross-reference the status of the Destination Holding/Area with the valid immunizations registered in the system for the selected animal.
	Step 10: Movement confirmation If there are no movement blocks a confirmation will be received. If there are reasons for the movement to be blocked, they will be displayed in the MOVEMENT DOCUMENT BLOCKS. For more details please see Chapter 3.
	Step 11: Movement record The movement records for the animals will be displayed in the ANIMALS ⇒ OUTGOING ANIMALS section, in the LEFT part of the screen, indicating that the movement is in progress. In parallel, the same animals will be displayed in the DESTINATION holding in the INCOMING ANIMALS section.
	Step 12: Animal movement cancelation In case you would like to cancel the movement of one or more of the animals, please select the animal movement record and then ACTIONS ⇒ CANCEL. This will cancel the movement of only the selected animals. You can also cancel the movement from ACTIONS ⇒ CANCEL from the INCOMING ANIMALS section in the DESTINATION HOLDING.
	Step 13: Movement document correction If the movement of some of the animals listed in the Movement document has been canceled, they will revert to the ORIGIN holding and the movement document will be corrected. If the movement of all animals has been canceled, the Movement Document will also be canceled.

Chapter 2.3 Moving flocks


	Step 1: Initiating movement Movement of flocks is initiated in the FLOCKS section of the holding. Select the animals you would like to move and select ACTIONS ⇒ MOVE ⇒ START MOVEMENT.
	Step 2: Provide movement information Add the following information to initiate the movement. Date of Estimated Departure; Date of Estimated Arrival; Date of disinfection of the transport vehicle (optional); Mode of transport; License plate if movement is by vehicle; Reason for movement; Number of Male, Female and Adult Female animals involved in the movement. The number has to be smaller or equal to the number of animals actually in the holding. Once the information has been provided please select the Destination holding using the search options.
	Step 3: Movement of beehives For moving of beehive groups, make sure that you have entered the number of beehives, without the segregation of males and females.
	Step 4: Printing movement document The system will offer to print the movement document for this specific movement. Chose PRINT if you would like to receive a PDF of the movement document, or CLOSE if you would like to proceed without a movement document.
	Step 5: Movement document If you have selected to print a movement document, you will receive a printout with all of the relevant details about the movement. TIP 1: A valid movement document will have a status of DRAFT. This is different compared to Direct Movement since the Movement will be completed and switched to RELEASED status once the arrival confirmation has been provided. TIP 2: Please note that the movement document in parallel is a health certificate, since if printed it indicates that there have been no movement blocks due to health concerns.
	Step 6: Movement confirmation In the FLOCK screen the moved animals will be shown in the Right section of the screen with TRANSITION status, indicating that the movement is in progress.
	Step 7: Movement record The movement records for the animals will be displayed in the OUTGOING FLOCKS section, in the LEFT part of the screen, indicating that the movement is in progress. In parallel, the same animals will be displayed in the DESTINATION holding in the INCOMING FLOCKS section. Cancelation of the movement is done identically as described in above.
	Step 8: Movement document record In the OUTGOING MOVEMENT DOCUMENTS section, the generated movement document will be shown in the LEFT section with DRAFT status, indicating that the movement is in progress. In parallel, the same movement document will be displayed in the DESTINATION holding in the INCOMING MOVEMENT DOCUMENTS section. Movement cancelation is done as shown above. To open the movement document, click anywhere on the Movement Document record.
	Step 9: Movement confirmation As in animals, you can check for movement blocks by clicking CHECK MOVEMENT DOCUMENT. If there are reasons for the movement to be blocked, they will be displayed in the MOVEMENT DOCUMENT BLOCKS. For more details please see Chapter 3.

CHAPTER 3 – Movement blocks and their resolution

Chapter 3.1 Movement block


	Step 1: Movement Block Notification If the movement of animals/flocks as provided in Chapter 2.1 Step 2 for animals and Chapter 2.2 Step 2 for Flocks, is not allowed, the system will generate a warning message, displaying further directions.
	Step 2: Movement document Once the system has notified of the movement block, the generated movement document is automatically canceled and transferred to the right side of the screen in the OUTGOING MOVEMENT DOCUMENTS section with a status INVALID.
	Step 3: Movement document print The status INVALID will also be displayed on the movement document if printed. In addition, the health certification by the system will not be provided on the movement document.
	Step 4: Movement blocks If you would like to review the reason for the movement block, please open the movement document by clicking on it, in the OUTGOING MOVEMENT DOCUMENTS section with a status INVALID and select the MOVEMENT DOCUMENT BLOCKS link. Clicking on the Movement block record will provide further details.
	Step 5: The movement blocks details will be provided for review.

Chapter 3.2. Movement block review


	Step 1: Movement blocks The movement blocks are created by creating system rules which cross-reference the Risk Status per Disease per area and the immunization records applied to the Animals. You can print a list of Area statuses per diseases from the main screen of the NAITS: Reports ⇒ General Reports ⇒ Affected Areas.

CHAPTER 4 – Receiving of animals


	Step 1: Animals/flocks in movement The number of animals and flocks in movement are listed on the main Holding page. In the DESTINATION holding the animals are flocks are shown as ANIMALS /FLOCKS INCOMING PENDING MOVEMENTS.
	Step 2: Accepting movement documents The INCOMING MOVEMENT DOCUMENT section displays the Draft Movement Document for the incoming animals/flocks. To accept the movement of the animals, select the movement document through the selection of ACTIONS ⇒ CHANGE STATUS ⇒ RELEASED, the movement will be confirmed, and the animals/flocks accepted and added in the holding. The date of the status change is added automatically as Arrival date for the animals and the Movement document will receive status RELEASED. Alternatively, see step 3 and 4.
	Step 3: Accepting Flocks Incoming FLOCKS are listed in the left section of the INCOMING FLOCKS (IN MOVEMENT) section. To accept animals and complete the movement, ADD the date of actual arrival and select ACTIONS ⇒ MOVE ⇒ FINISH MOVEMENT. The movement will be confirmed and the flocks added in the holding inventory. Add the date of arrival when prompted to execute the movement. If only a part of the flock has been moved, the numbers of animals moved will be subtracted from the original flock at the Origin holding.
	Step 4: Accepting Animals/flocks Incoming ANIMALS are listed in the left section of the INCOMING ANIMALS (IN MOVEMENT) section. To accept animals and complete the movement, select the animals and then select ACTIONS ⇒ MOVE ⇒ FINISH MOVEMENT. The movement will be confirmed, and the animals added in the holding inventory. ADD the date of actual arrival when prompted. Open the ANIMALS section of the holding and note the moved animals added to the animal inventory in the holding.
	Step 5: Movement confirmation animal In the ANIMALS/FLOCK section of the holding click on the animal record of the moved animal and select the MOVEMENT HISTORY option. The completed movement along with any prior movement records will be displayed in the grid.