The conceptual framework for the development of Thailand economic animal traceability system

Animal traceability is crucial to human health in food safety. It is one of the most concerned issues in developed countries. Animal backgrounds including feeding, decease, medicine, vaccine, health check, movement, and so on, are essential information for customers to ensure the safety of the meat they purchased. Thailand exports economic animals, e.g., swine and poultry, to other countries. Therefore, it is needed to prepare the animal traceability system to support such requirements. This paper presents the conceptual framework for the development of Thailand economic animal traceability system to serve as a guideline to the implementation of food safety in meat supply chain.