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Abstract
The term traceability refers to recording of flow of products along the food chain from production to consumption with inclusion
of all intermediate applications involved in processing/packaging stages. The aim for establishing traceability in the food chain is to provide
the timely identification and recall of batches of product from the market when a risk threatens the health of consumers. Since compound feed
products are basic inputs in livestock and poultry production, ICT-based feed traceability systems can be considered as a initial step in food
traceability management. These systems are simply information recording systems that are designed to trace and track the flow and
characteristics of animal feed along the feed supply chain. This paper describes the architecture and some functional properties of a feed
traceability system called as the “feedTRace”, focusing particularly on compound feed and integrated poultry meat industries. The feedTRace
aims to improve compound feed supply chain management, to increase feed safety and quality control, and to gain marketing competencies
with traceable products in compound feed industry. The system is currently under beta stage, and is tested in two high capacity feed milling
plants and an integrated broiler company located in Adana province of Turkey.