JP2004344040A

JP2004344040A - Egg-managing system and managing method

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Publication number: JP2004344040A
Application number: JP2003143171A
Authority: JP
Inventors: Mutsuo Hiraoka; 睦生平岡
Original assignee: National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations
Current assignee: National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations
Priority date: 2003-05-21
Filing date: 2003-05-21
Publication date: 2004-12-09

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an egg-managing system by which traceability from a GP center to a breeding hen house is obtained from history information printed on eggs, and to provide an egg-managing method. <P>SOLUTION: This egg-managing system is a management system for grading, packing and shipping eggs gathered from an adult hen house in a laying hen farm in GP center. Information on the GP center 50, information related to the egg-gathering hen farm 40 and the adult hen house, and information related to gathering dates and lots are memorized as history information in a history information-memorizing means. In this management system, the information on the GP center 50, the information related to the egg-gathering hen farm 40 and the adult hen house, information related to a chick raising field 30, information related to a hatching field 20 into which baby chicks are introduced, and information related to the breeding hen house 10 into which breeding hens are introduced can be referred from history information printed on each egg printed with a printing means, packed and then shipped. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

【０００１】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、鶏卵の管理システム及び管理方法に関し、詳しくは、商品として出荷した鶏卵のトレーサビリティを採卵時点まででなく、それ以前の種鶏成鶏までの各種情報まで確実に遡って追跡することが可能な鶏卵の管理システム及びこの管理システムに基づいた管理方法に関する。
【０００２】
【従来の技術】
鶏卵の取引（販売を含む）においては、ＪＡＳ法、食品衛生法施行規則、生鮮食品品質表示基準等に基づき、名称（即ち鶏卵）、原産地、賞味期限、採卵者又は選別包装者の住所氏名、保存方法、使用方法、取引規格、等級等を表示するようにしている。また、重量の種類（Ｌ，Ｍ，Ｓ等）の表示を捕捉するために、表示書を色分けすることも行われている。このため、卵選別包装施設（ＧＰセンター）では、鶏卵の選別、包装を行うとともに、卵やパック、表示書にこれらを印字して製品に添付するようにしている（例えば、特許文献１参照。）。
【０００３】
【特許文献１】
特開２００１−２０４２９４号公報
【０００４】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
一方、消費者の食に対する一番の関心事は、安心・安全であり、ＢＳＥの発生や偽装表示等の一連の食品不祥事に対して、各業界では、商品の生産履歴（トレーサビリティ）及びその開示（ディスクロージャー）についての取り組みがなされてきている。しかし、鶏卵においては、種鶏から商品製造までの各段階で経営体の異なる分業制となっているため、系統だったシステムを全産地に適用することが困難であった。
【０００５】
そこで本発明は、鶏卵に印字した情報からＧＰセンターの名称や所在地、採卵日等の情報だけでなく、種鶏に至る様々な履歴情報を確実に知ることができる鶏卵の管理システムを提供することを目的としている。
【０００６】
【課題を解決するための手段】
上記目的を達成するため、本発明の鶏卵の管理システムは、複数の成鶏舎を有する採卵鶏農場で採卵され、卵選別包装施設に設置されている選別包装機により選別され、包装されて出荷する鶏卵を管理するためのシステムであって、前記卵選別包装施設は、該卵選別包装施設に関する情報、前記採卵鶏農場に関する情報、採卵した成鶏舎に関する情報、採卵した日付及びロットに関する情報を履歴情報として記憶する履歴情報記憶手段と、該履歴情報記憶手段に記憶した前記履歴情報を鶏卵又は包装体に印字する印字手段と、複数の成鶏舎の中から採卵する成鶏舎を選択する鶏舎選択手段とを備えるとともに、前記履歴情報記憶手段は、各成鶏舎に採卵鶏を導入した育雛・育成場に関する情報、該育雛・育成場に初生雛を導入した孵化場に関する情報、該孵化場に種卵を導入した種鶏場に関する情報を記憶しており、前記印字手段により印字された履歴情報に基づいて、前記卵選別包装施設に関する情報、前記採卵鶏農場に関する情報、前記成鶏舎に関する情報、該成鶏舎に採卵鶏を導入した育雛・育成場に関する情報、該育雛・育成場に初生雛を導入した孵化場に関する情報及び該孵化場に種卵を導入した種鶏場に関する情報を参照する情報参照手段を備えていることを特徴とし、特に、前記履歴情報があらかじめ設定された手順で記号化され、鶏卵又は包装体に直接印字されることを特徴としている。
【０００７】
さらに、本発明の鶏卵の管理システムでは、前記卵選別包装施設に関する情報が前記選別包装機の保守情報を含んでいること、前記採卵鶏農場に関する情報が各成鶏舎に育雛・育成場から成鶏を導入した日付及びロットに関する情報、盲腸便の検査に関する情報、鶏舎内の埃に関する情報、飼料及び水に関する情報を含んでいること、前記育雛・育成場に関する情報が孵化場から初生雛を導入した日付及びロットに関する情報、成鶏出荷１週間前の盲腸便の検査に関する情報、鶏舎内の埃に関する情報を含んでいること、前記孵化場に関する情報が種鶏場から種卵を導入した日付及びロットに関する情報、孵化した日付及びロットに関する情報、孵卵器及びハッチャーの保守に関する情報、鑑別時における胎便の検査に関する情報、ワクチン接種に関する情報を含んでいること、前記種鶏場に関する情報が種卵を集卵した日付及びロットに関する情報、種鶏成鶏の盲腸便の検査に関する情報、鶏舎内の埃に関する情報を含んでいることを特徴としている。
【０００８】
また、本発明の鶏卵の管理方法は、複数の成鶏舎を有する採卵鶏農場で採卵した鶏卵を、卵選別包装施設にて選別し、包装して出荷する鶏卵の管理方法であって、採卵する成鶏舎の少なくとも一つを指定し、指定した成鶏舎から採卵した鶏卵を卵選別包装施設に移送し、該卵選別包装施設に設置されている選別包装機により選別した後、該卵選別包装施設に関する情報、前記採卵鶏農場に関する情報、採卵した成鶏舎に関する情報、採卵した日付及びロットに関する情報を履歴情報として履歴情報記憶手段に記憶するとともに、該履歴情報を印字手段によって鶏卵又は包装体に印字し、あらかじめ設定した包装単位に包装した包装体として出荷し、前記印字手段によって印字した履歴情報により、前記履歴情報記憶手段から前記卵選別包装施設に関する情報、前記採卵鶏農場に関する情報、前記成鶏舎に関する情報、該成鶏舎に採卵鶏を導入した育雛・育成場に関する情報、該育雛・育成場に初生雛を導入した孵化場に関する情報及び該孵化場に種卵を導入した種鶏場に関する情報を参照可能としたことを特徴とし、特に、前記印字手段による履歴情報の印字は、鶏卵又は包装体の表面に直接行うことを特徴としている。
【０００９】
さらに、本発明の鶏卵の管理方法は、前記印字手段による履歴情報の印字が印字手段によるラベルへの印字と印字された前記ラベルの鶏卵又は包装体への貼付とにより行うこと、前記印字手段による履歴情報の印字が前記印字手段による帳票への印字と印字された前記帳票を前記包装体内に封入又は包装体の外面に貼付することにより行うことを特徴としている。
【００１０】
また、本発明の鶏卵の管理方法は、第２の構成として、採卵鶏農場と卵選別包装施設とが直結していない場合にあっては、採卵鶏農場において、採卵する成鶏舎の少なくとも一つを指定し、指定した成鶏舎から採卵した鶏卵を仮包装するとともに、該採卵鶏農場に関する情報、採卵した成鶏舎の情報、採卵した日付及びロットに関する情報を鶏舎集卵情報として印字し、前記仮包装体に貼付した状態で前記卵選別包装施設に移送し、前記仮包装体を開梱して鶏卵を取り出し、該卵選別包装施設に設置されている選別包装機により選別した後、前記鶏舎集卵情報に加えて該卵選別包装施設に関する情報を履歴情報として履歴情報記憶手段に記憶するとともに、該履歴情報を印字手段によって鶏卵又は包装体に印字し、あらかじめ設定した包装単位に包装した包装体として出荷し、前記印字手段によって印字した履歴情報により、前記履歴情報記憶手段から前記卵選別包装施設に関する情報、前記採卵鶏農場に関する情報、前記成鶏舎に関する情報、該成鶏舎に採卵鶏を導入した育雛・育成場に関する情報、該育雛・育成場に初生雛を導入した孵化場に関する情報及び該孵化場に種卵を導入した種鶏場に関する情報を参照可能としたことを特徴としている。
【００１１】
【発明の実施の形態】
まず、図１は、種鶏場から製品に至る鶏卵の履歴を示すブロック図であって、製品である鶏卵の生産履歴として必要な情報の代表的なものを示している。鶏卵を商品として出荷するためには、種鶏場１０で種卵を得ることに始まり、この種卵を孵化場２０にて孵化し、孵化した雛を育雛・育成場３０で採卵鶏に育て上げ、この採卵鶏を採卵鶏農場４０で飼育しながら産卵させ、産卵した鶏卵を卵選別包装施設（ＧＰセンター）５０に設置した選別包装機（ＧＰマシン）で選別、包装することにより、それぞれ所定の包装形態を有する製品６０となる。
【００１２】
製品６０にトレーサビリティを付与するための履歴情報としては各種情報を挙げることができるが、代表的な情報は以下の通りである。まず、前記種鶏場１０に関する情報としては、種卵を集卵した日付及びロットに関する情報、種鶏成鶏の盲腸便の検査に関する情報、鶏舎内の埃に関する情報を含んでおり、この他の情報としては、鶏舎内の温度及び湿度に関する情報、飼料及び水に関する情報等がある。
【００１３】
前記孵化場２０に関する情報としては、種鶏場から種卵を導入した日付及びロットに関する情報、孵化した日付及びロットに関する情報、孵卵器及びハッチャーの保守に関する情報、鑑別時における胎便の検査に関する情報、ワクチン接種に関する情報を含んでおり、この他の情報としては、種卵出荷元の種鶏場に関する情報等がある。
【００１４】
前記育雛・育成場３０に関する情報は、孵化場から初生雛を導入した日付及びロットに関する情報、成鶏出荷１週間前の盲腸便の検査に関する情報、鶏舎内の埃に関する情報を含んでおり、この他の情報としては、初生雛出荷元の孵化場に関する情報、鶏舎内の温度及び湿度に関する情報、飼料及び水に関する情報等がある。
【００１５】
前記採卵鶏農場４０に関する情報は、各成鶏舎に育雛・育成場から成鶏を導入した日付及びロットに関する情報、盲腸便の検査に関する情報、鶏舎内の埃に関する情報、飼料及び水に関する情報を含んでおり、この他の情報としては、成鶏舎の設置数、成鶏舎の構造、成鶏舎内の羽数、成鶏舎内の温度及び湿度等の成鶏舎に関する情報、成鶏出荷元の育雛・育成場に関する情報、採卵後の鶏卵の保存状態に関する情報等がある。
【００１６】
前記ＧＰセンター５０に関する情報は、前記ＧＰマシンの保守情報を含んでおり、この他の情報としては、該ＧＰセンターから出荷される鶏卵の出荷先及び流通手段に関する情報等がある。
【００１７】
ＧＰセンター５０では、採卵鶏農場４０に設けられている複数の成鶏舎の中の選択された１乃至複数の成鶏舎から採卵・集卵した鶏卵を、ＧＰマシンにより選別して包装し、製品６０として出荷する。このＧＰセンター５０には、トレーサビリティを確保するため、図２のブロック図に示すように、履歴情報として記憶する履歴情報記憶手段５１と、該履歴情報記憶手段５１に記憶した前記履歴情報を印字する印字手段５２と、複数の成鶏舎の中から採卵する成鶏舎を選択する鶏舎選択手段５３と、情報参照用の情報参照手段５４を備えた、コンピューター本体、ハードディスク等の記憶装置、ディスプレイ、キーボード、プリンタ等からなる管理システム５５が設けられており、前記履歴情報記憶手段５１は、履歴情報として、該ＧＰセンター５０に関する情報、前記採卵鶏農場４０に関する情報、採卵した成鶏舎に関する情報、日付及びロットに関する情報等を記憶する。さらに、必要に応じて鶏卵の規格に関する情報等も記憶する。
【００１８】
図３のブロック図に示すように、この管理システム５５では、まず、製品６０の出荷形態や数量に応じて鶏舎選択手段５３が複数の鶏舎の中から最適な鶏舎を選択し、この選択情報が管理システム５５から鶏舎データ（鶏舎集卵情報）４１としてＧＰマシン５６に送られ、ＧＰマシン５６から成鶏舎４２にデータが送信されることにより、集卵ベルト４３及びバーコンベヤ４４が作動し、複数の鶏舎（１号鶏舎、２号鶏舎、３号鶏舎・・・）の中から選択された１又は複数の鶏舎で産卵された鶏卵をＧＰマシン５６に向けて搬送する。
【００１９】
ＧＰマシン５６からは、選別時における外観検査や透光検査又は割卵検査を行った際の鶏卵の規格、例えば特級、１級、２級、級外といった等級、ＬＬ，Ｌ，Ｍ，ＭＳ，Ｓ，ＳＳといった重量基準に対する種類、包装容器の外装や内装、容器寸法、その他の商品となる鶏卵に関する情報が管理システム５５にデータ送信され、履歴情報の一部として前記履歴情報記憶手段５１に記憶される。
【００２０】
このとき、採卵鶏農場４０とＧＰセンター５０とが直結している図３に示したインラインの状態ではなく、図４のブロック図に示すように、採卵鶏農場４０とＧＰセンター５０とが直結していないオフラインの場合には、採卵鶏農場４０からＧＰセンター５０に鶏舎集卵情報４１が送られる。この鶏舎集卵情報４１は、該採卵鶏農場に関する情報、採卵した成鶏舎の情報、採卵した日付及びロットに関する情報を含むものであって、さらに、前記採卵鶏農場４０に関する情報と同様に、成鶏舎の設置数、成鶏舎の構造、成鶏舎内の羽数、成鶏舎内の温度及び湿度等の成鶏舎に関する情報、成鶏出荷元の育雛・育成場に関する情報、採卵後の鶏卵の保存状態に関する情報等を含めることもできる。
【００２１】
この鶏舎集卵情報４１は、採卵鶏農場４０に設置されている採卵管理システム４５によって管理され、鶏舎集卵情報４１をバーコード印字機４６を用いてバーコード４７に変換し、このバーコード４７を、ファームパッカー４８で鶏卵を仮包装したコンテナ４９に貼付することによってＧＰセンター５０に各情報が送られる。ＧＰセンター５０では、コンテナ４９に貼付されたバーコード４７を、バーコード読取機５７で読み取って管理システム５５にデータ送信することにより、１乃至複数の採卵鶏農場４０及び集卵した鶏舎の情報がＧＰセンター５０の管理システム５５に取り込まれ、履歴情報の一部として前記履歴情報記憶手段５１に記憶される。なお、このようにコンテナ４９によって搬送される遠隔地の採卵鶏農場４０から鶏卵と、ＧＰセンター５０に直結した採卵鶏農場４０からの鶏卵とを、一つのＧＰセンター５０で処理することも可能である。
【００２２】
前記履歴情報記憶手段５１に記憶されたＧＰセンター５０に関する情報、前記採卵鶏農場４０に関する情報、採卵した成鶏舎に関する情報、日付及びロットに関する情報、その他、鶏卵の規格に関する情報、出荷先に関する情報等は、あらかじめ設定された手順で記号化され、インクジェットプリンタ５８によって鶏卵の表面又は鶏卵を包装した包装体の表面に直接印字される。なお、履歴情報は、各種印字手段によってラベルに印字し、このラベルを鶏卵に貼付するようにしてもよく、これらを帳票、表示書に印字し、これを包装体内に封入又は包装体の外面に貼付するようにしてもよく、これらを組み合わせてもよい。また、履歴情報を記号化せずに、項目毎に文字情報として印字することもできる。
【００２３】
このような履歴情報を付加した製品６０は、定期的に行われる検査、例えば年に１２回行われる卵内容物の検査や年に４回行われる保存試験の結果等を確認し、万一異常を発見した場合は、印字された履歴情報を読み取って任意の場所に設置されている管理システム５５の情報参照手段５４で処理することにより、製品となった鶏卵の生産履歴を知ることができ、異常発生の原因を究明することができる。
【００２４】
すなわち、印字された履歴情報から、製品６０を選別包装したＧＰセンター５０に関する情報及び採卵した日時等に関する情報が得られるとともに、このＧＰセンター５０に鶏卵を供給した採卵鶏農場、成鶏舎やロットに関する情報が得られる。この段階で、ＧＰセンター５０に設けられているＧＰマシン５５の保守情報を記憶する保守情報記憶手段及び該ＧＰセンター５０から出荷される鶏卵の出荷先や流通手段を記憶する出荷情報記憶手段を参照することにより、ＧＰセンター５０で年４回行われる指定箇所の拭き取りが確実に行われているかも確認できる。また、流通段階での問題も把握でき、同じ条件の製品が何処に出荷されているかを知ることもできる。
【００２５】
そして、ＧＰセンター５０に鶏卵を供給した採卵鶏農場４０に関する情報から、年１２回行われている飼料検査の状況、年２回行われている井戸水の水質検査の状況を知ることができる。その他、年に１２回行われる盲腸便の検査や鶏舎内の埃の検査に関する状況も知ることができる。さらに、採卵鶏農場４０に関する情報から成鶏出荷元の育雛・育成場３０に関する情報や育雛・育成場３０から成鶏舎に成鶏を導入した日付やロットに関する情報を知ることができるので、育雛・育成場３０から他の採卵鶏農場４０への成鶏導入状況も知ることができる。この育雛・育成場３０から各成鶏舎に成鶏を導入した日付やロットに関する情報から、育雛・育成場３０に関する情報を得ることができ、主として成鶏出荷１週間前の盲腸便の検査結果や鶏舎内の埃の検査結果を確認することができる。
【００２６】
また、育雛・育成場３０に関する情報の中で、初生雛出荷元の孵化場２０に関する情報及び初生雛を導入した日付及びロットに関する情報から、孵化場２０に関する情報が得られ、この情報から、孵卵器及びハッチャーの保守、鑑別時における胎便の検査、ワクチン接種の状況を確認できる。さらに、種卵出荷元の種鶏場１０に関する情報及び種卵を導入した日付及びロットに関する情報から、種鶏場１０に関する各種情報が得られる。種鶏場１０に関する情報により、年４回行われる種鶏成鶏の盲腸便の検査や鶏舎内の埃の検査に関する状況も知ることができる。
【００２７】
このようにして、製品６０に印字された情報から、この製品の生産履歴として、ＧＰセンター５０、採卵鶏農場４０、育雛・育成場３０、孵化場２０及び種鶏場１０までの状況を即座に確認することができる。これにより、各製品の履歴が明らかになり、万一異常が発見された場合でも即座に対応することが可能となり、各情報から、関連する製品の現状も把握でき、万一の場合の回収も確実に行うことができる。
【００２８】
そして、このようなトレーサビリティが確立されていることを消費者に広く知らしめることにより、各ＧＰセンター５０から出荷された製品鶏卵が安全な鶏卵であり、安心して購入し、食することができることを強くアピールすることができる。
【００２９】
さらに、日々の飼料データを入力して記憶させておくことにより、ロット毎の管理が可能となり、飼料特殊卵、差別化商品が正しく製造されているかどうかのチェック作業も極めて簡単に行うことができる。また、農場やＧＰセンターで特別な作業を新たに加えることなく、従来と変わらない作業の中で鶏卵のトレーサビリティを実現することができる。
【００３０】
【発明の効果】
以上説明したように、本発明によれば、鶏卵におけるトレーサビリティを確実に得ることができるので、万一のときの対応も確実に行うことができ、消費者に安心、安全な鶏卵を提供することができる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図１】種鶏場から製品に至る鶏卵の履歴を示すブロック図である。
【図２】管理システムの概略を示すブロック図である。
【図３】管理システムの動作例を示す概略ブロック図である。
【図４】管理システムの他の動作例を示す概略ブロック図である。
【符号の説明】
１０…種鶏場、２０…孵化場、３０…育雛・育成場、４０…採卵鶏農場、４１…鶏舎集卵情報、４２…成鶏舎、４３…集卵ベルト、４４…バーコンベヤ、４５…採卵管理システム、４６…バーコード印字機、４７…バーコード、４８…ファームパッカー、４９…コンテナ、５０…卵選別包装施設（ＧＰセンター）、５１…履歴情報記憶手段、５２…印字手段、５３…鶏舎選択手段、５４…情報参照手段、５５…管理システム、５６…ＧＰマシン、５７…バーコード読取機、５８…インクジェットプリンタ、６０…製品[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a chicken egg management system and management method, and more specifically, it is possible to reliably trace traceability of chicken eggs shipped as commodities not only to the time of egg collection but also to various information up to the adult breeder chicken before that. The present invention relates to a possible chicken egg management system and a management method based on the management system.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In the transaction of eggs (including sales), the name (namely, eggs), place of origin, expiration date, the address of the egg collector or sorting wrapper, based on the JAS Law, the Food Sanitation Law Enforcement Rules, the standards for labeling fresh food, etc. The storage method, usage method, transaction standard, grade, etc. are displayed. Further, in order to capture the indication of the type of weight (L, M, S, etc.), the display is also color-coded. For this reason, the egg sorting and packaging facility (GP center) sorts and packs chicken eggs, prints them on eggs, packs, and labels, and attaches them to products (for example, see Patent Document 1). ).
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2001-204294 A
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
On the other hand, consumers are most concerned about food safety and security. In response to a series of food misconduct such as BSE occurrence and fraudulent labeling, each industry has its own product production history (traceability) and its disclosure. (Disclosure) has been undertaken. However, in the case of chicken eggs, it is difficult to apply a systematic system to all production areas, because the division of labor is different at each stage from breeding chickens to product manufacturing.
[0005]
Therefore, the present invention provides a chicken egg management system capable of surely knowing not only information such as the name and location of a GP center, the date of egg collection, etc., but also various history information from a breeder hen from information printed on eggs. It is an object.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the chicken egg management system of the present invention collects eggs at a laying hen farm having a plurality of adult henhouses, and sorts, packs, and ships by a sorting and packaging machine installed in an egg sorting and packaging facility. A system for managing eggs, wherein the egg sorting and packaging facility includes information on the egg sorting and packaging facility, information on the egg-laying hen farm, information on an adult poultry house where the eggs were harvested, and information on the date and lot of the egg being harvested. History information storage means for storing the history information stored in the history information storage means, a printing means for printing on the egg or package, and a chicken house selecting means for selecting an adult chicken house from among a plurality of adult chicken houses And the history information storage means stores information on chicks and breeding grounds in which the laying hens are introduced into each adult poultry house, and information on hatcheries where the first chicks are introduced into the chicks and breeding grounds. Information on the breeding ground where the eggs were introduced into the hatchery, based on the history information printed by the printing means, information on the egg sorting and packaging facility, information on the laying hen farm, Information on the adult poultry house, information on chicks and breeding grounds in which laying hens are introduced into the adult poultry house, information on hatcheries where primary chicks are introduced into the chicks and breeding grounds, and information on breeding grounds where hens are introduced into the hatchery It is characterized by comprising information reference means for referring to information, and in particular, is characterized in that the history information is encoded in a predetermined procedure and printed directly on a chicken egg or a package.
[0007]
Further, in the chicken egg management system of the present invention, the information on the egg sorting and packaging facility includes the maintenance information on the sorting and packaging machine, and the information on the egg laying hen farm is obtained from the chicks / breeding ground in each adult house Information on the date and lot introduced, information on cecal stool inspection, information on dust in the poultry house, information on feed and water, and information on the chicks and breeding ground introduced the first chicks from the hatchery Information on dates and lots, information on cecal stool inspection one week before adult chicken shipment, information on dust in the poultry house should be included, and information on the hatchery regarding dates and lots when the eggs were introduced from the breeding house Information, information on hatch date and lot, information on maintenance of incubators and hatchers, information on meconium tests at the time of identification, vaccines The information on the breeding grounds should include information on the date and lot that the hens were collected, information on cecal stool inspection of adult breeding hens, and information on dust in the poultry house It is characterized by.
[0008]
In addition, the method for managing eggs of the present invention is a method for managing eggs that are collected at an egg-laying hen farm having a plurality of adult poultry houses, selected at an egg selection and packaging facility, and then packaged and shipped. After at least one of the adult poultry houses is designated, the eggs collected from the designated adult poultry house are transferred to an egg sorting and packaging facility, and sorted by a sorting and packaging machine installed in the egg sorting and packaging facility. Information, information on the egg-laying chicken farm, information on the adult poultry house where the eggs were collected, information on the date and lot at which the eggs were collected are stored as history information in the history information storage means, and the history information is printed on the eggs or package by the printing means. Then, it is shipped as a package packaged in a predetermined packaging unit, and the history information printed by the printing means is used to store the egg sorting and packaging from the history information storage means. Information, information on the laying hen farm, information on the adult hen house, information on the breeding and breeding grounds in which the laying hens are introduced into the adult hen house, information on the hatchery in which the first chicks were introduced into the chicks and breeding grounds, and the hatching It is characterized in that information on the breeding ground where the eggs have been introduced can be referred to, and in particular, the printing of the history information by the printing means is performed directly on the surface of the eggs or the package.
[0009]
Further, the method for managing eggs of the present invention is that the printing of the history information by the printing means is performed by printing on a label by a printing means and affixing the printed label to the eggs or a package, by the printing means The printing of the history information is performed by printing the form on the form by the printing means and enclosing the printed form in the package or attaching the form to the outer surface of the package.
[0010]
Further, the method for managing eggs of the present invention, as a second configuration, when the egg collecting farm and the egg sorting and packaging facility are not directly connected, at least one of the adult poultry houses for collecting eggs at the egg collecting farm. And tentatively packaging the eggs collected from the designated adult poultry house, and printing information on the egg laying farm, information on the adult poultry house where the eggs were collected, and information on the date and lot of egg collection as poultry house egg collection information. After being transferred to the egg sorting and packaging facility while being attached to the package, the temporary package is unpacked to take out the chicken eggs, sorted by a sorting and packaging machine installed in the egg sorting and packaging facility, and then collected in the chicken house collection. In addition to the egg information, information about the egg sorting and packaging facility is stored as history information in the history information storage means, and the history information is printed on the egg or the package by the printing means, and the packaging unit set in advance is set. Shipped as a package packed in, and by the history information printed by the printing means, from the history information storage means, information on the egg sorting and packaging facility, information on the egg laying farm, information on the adult poultry house, information on the adult poultry house It is characterized in that it is possible to refer to information on chicks and breeding grounds where laying hens are introduced, information on hatcheries where chicks are introduced into the chicks and breeding grounds, and information on breeding grounds where hens are introduced into the hatcheries I have.
[0011]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
First, FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a history of eggs from a breeding ground to a product, and shows typical information necessary as a production history of a product egg. In order to ship chicken eggs as commodities, starting with obtaining eggs at the breeding ground 10, the eggs are hatched at the hatchery 20, and the hatched chicks are raised to laying hens at the breeding / breeding ground 30. The hens are bred while breeding at the laying hen farm 40, and the laid eggs are sorted and packed by a sorting machine (GP machine) installed in an egg sorting and packing facility (GP center) 50, so that a predetermined packaging form is obtained. Product 60 to be obtained.
[0012]
Various information can be given as history information for imparting traceability to the product 60, and representative information is as follows. First, the information on the breeding ground 10 includes information on the date and lot at which the laying eggs were collected, information on the inspection of the cecal stool of the breeding hens, information on dust in the poultry house, and other information. The information includes information on temperature and humidity in the poultry house, information on feed and water, and the like.
[0013]
As the information on the hatchery 20, information on the date and lot when the eggs were introduced from the breeding ground, information on the date and lot hatched, information on maintenance of the incubator and hatcher, information on meconium inspection at the time of identification, vaccine The information includes information on inoculation, and other information includes information on breeding grounds of the breeding egg shipping source.
[0014]
The information on the chick raising / breeding ground 30 includes information on the date and lot when the first chicks were introduced from the hatchery, information on the inspection of cecal stool one week before adult chicken shipment, and information on dust in the poultry house. Other information includes information on hatcheries from which the chicks are shipped, information on temperature and humidity in the poultry house, information on feed and water, and the like.
[0015]
The information on the laying hen farm 40 includes information on the date and lot when the chicks were introduced from the chicks and breeding farms in each adult hen house, information on cecal stool inspection, information on dust in the hen house, information on feed and water. Other information includes information on the number of adult poultry houses, the structure of the adult poultry house, the number of birds in the adult poultry house, the temperature and humidity in the adult poultry house, information on the adult poultry house, breeding and raising There is information on the place, information on the preservation state of eggs after egg collection, etc.
[0016]
The information on the GP center 50 includes maintenance information on the GP machine, and other information includes information on a shipping destination and distribution means of the eggs to be shipped from the GP center.
[0017]
In the GP center 50, the eggs collected and collected from one or a plurality of selected poultry houses among the plurality of poultry houses provided on the laying chicken farm 40 are sorted and packaged by a GP machine, and the products 60 Ship as As shown in the block diagram of FIG. 2, a history information storage unit 51 for storing history information and the history information stored in the history information storage unit 51 are printed on the GP center 50 to secure traceability. A computer main body, a storage device such as a hard disk, a display, a keyboard, including a printing means 52, a poultry house selecting means 53 for selecting an adult poultry house from among a plurality of adult poultry houses, and an information referencing means 54 for information reference. A management system 55 composed of a printer or the like is provided, and the history information storage means 51 stores, as history information, information on the GP center 50, information on the laying hen farm 40, information on the adult house where the eggs were collected, date and lot. And the like are stored. Further, information on the specification of the egg and the like are stored as needed.
[0018]
As shown in the block diagram of FIG. 3, in this management system 55, first, the house selection means 53 selects an optimum house from among a plurality of houses according to the shipping form and quantity of the product 60, and this selection information is The egg collection belt 43 and the bar conveyor 44 are operated by sending the chicken house data (chicken house egg collection information) 41 from the management system 55 to the GP machine 56 and transmitting the data from the GP machine 56 to the adult chicken house 42. The chicken eggs laid in one or a plurality of chicken houses selected from the chicken houses (No. 1 chicken house, No. 2 chicken house, No. 3 chicken house,...) Are transported to the GP machine 56.
[0019]
From the GP machine 56, the specifications of the eggs at the time of performing the appearance inspection, the light transmission inspection or the egg breaking inspection at the time of sorting, for example, grades such as special grade, first grade, second grade, and extra grade, LL, L, M, MS, Information on the type based on the weight basis such as S and SS, the exterior and interior of the packaging container, the container dimensions, and other information on the eggs that are to be commodities are transmitted to the management system 55 and stored in the history information storage means 51 as part of the history information. Is done.
[0020]
At this time, the laying chicken farm 40 and the GP center 50 are directly connected as shown in the block diagram of FIG. 4 instead of the inline state shown in FIG. 3 in which the laying chicken farm 40 and the GP center 50 are directly connected. In the case of an off-line, the egg collecting information 41 is sent from the hen farm 40 to the GP center 50. The poultry house egg collection information 41 includes information on the laying hen farm, information on the laying hen house, information on the date and lot of laying eggs, and information on the laying hen farm 40 as well as the information on the laying hen farm 40. Information on the number of poultry houses, the structure of the adult poultry house, the number of birds in the adult poultry house, the temperature and humidity inside the adult poultry house, information on the chicken breeding and breeding grounds of the adult poultry shipper, and the storage condition of the eggs after egg collection And the like can also be included.
[0021]
The poultry house egg collection information 41 is managed by an egg collection management system 45 installed at the laying chicken farm 40, and the poultry house egg collection information 41 is converted into a barcode 47 using a barcode printing machine 46. Is attached to a container 49 in which chicken eggs are temporarily wrapped by the farm packer 48, whereby each information is sent to the GP center 50. In the GP center 50, the barcode 47 attached to the container 49 is read by the barcode reader 57 and transmitted to the management system 55, so that information on the one or more hen farms 40 and the hen house where the eggs are collected can be obtained. The history information is taken into the management system 55 of the GP center 50 and stored in the history information storage means 51 as a part of the history information. In this way, it is also possible to process the eggs from the remote hen farm 40 transported by the container 49 and the eggs from the hen farm 40 directly connected to the GP center 50 in one GP center 50. is there.
[0022]
Information on the GP center 50 stored in the history information storage means 51, information on the laying hen farm 40, information on the adult chicken hen, information on the date and lot, other information on the egg standard, information on the shipping destination, etc. Is encoded by a preset procedure, and is directly printed on the surface of the egg or the surface of the package in which the egg is packaged by the ink jet printer 58. Note that the history information may be printed on a label by various printing means, and the label may be affixed to a chicken egg.These may be printed on a form or a label, which may be enclosed in the package or on the outer surface of the package. You may make it stick and may combine these. Also, the history information can be printed as character information for each item without being symbolized.
[0023]
The product 60 to which such history information is added confirms the result of the inspection performed periodically, for example, the inspection of the egg content performed 12 times a year, the result of the storage test performed 4 times a year, and the like. Is found, the printed history information is read and processed by the information reference means 54 of the management system 55 installed at an arbitrary place, so that the production history of the product egg can be known. The cause of the abnormality can be determined.
[0024]
That is, from the printed history information, it is possible to obtain information on the GP center 50 that sorted and packaged the product 60, information on the date and time of egg collection, and the like, and information on the egg hen farm, adult poultry house and lot that supplied the eggs to the GP center 50. Information is obtained. At this stage, refer to the maintenance information storage means provided in the GP center 50 for storing the maintenance information of the GP machine 55 and the shipment information storage means for storing the destination and distribution means of the eggs shipped from the GP center 50. By doing so, it is also possible to confirm whether or not the designated portion, which is performed four times a year at the GP center 50, is securely wiped. In addition, it is possible to understand problems at the distribution stage and to know where products under the same conditions are shipped.
[0025]
Then, from the information on the egg-raising hen farm 40 that supplied the chicken eggs to the GP center 50, it is possible to know the status of the feed inspection performed 12 times a year and the status of the well water test performed twice a year. In addition, it is possible to know the status of the inspection of cecal stool and the inspection of dust in the poultry house performed 12 times a year. Furthermore, since information on the chicks / breeding farm 30 of the adult chicken shipping source and information on the date and lot when the chicks were introduced into the hen building from the chicks / breeding farm 30 can be known from the information on the hen farm 40, It is also possible to know the status of introduction of adult chickens from the breeding ground 30 to another egg-laying chicken farm 40. From the information on the date and lot when the adult chickens were introduced into each adult poultry house from the chick / breeding ground 30, information on the chick / breeding ground 30 can be obtained. You can check the inspection result of dust in the poultry house.
[0026]
In addition, information on the hatchery 20 from the information on the hatchery 20 of the origin of the chicks and the date on which the chicks were introduced and the lot in the information on the breeding and breeding grounds 30 can be obtained. Maintenance of vessels and hatchers, inspection of meconium at the time of differentiation, and confirmation of vaccination status. Further, various information on the breeding ground 10 can be obtained from the information on the breeding ground 10 of the breeding egg shipping source and the information on the date and lot when the breeding eggs were introduced. From the information on the breeding ground 10, it is possible to know the status of the inspection of the cecal stool and the inspection of dust in the poultry house, which are performed four times a year.
[0027]
In this way, from the information printed on the product 60, the conditions of the GP center 50, the laying hen farm 40, the breeding and breeding ground 30, the hatchery 20 and the breeding ground 10 are immediately recorded as the production history of this product. You can check. As a result, the history of each product is clarified, and if an abnormality is found, it is possible to respond immediately, and from each information, the current status of the related product can be grasped, and collection in the event of an emergency It can be done reliably.
[0028]
By widely informing consumers that such traceability has been established, it is possible to ensure that the product chicken eggs shipped from each GP center 50 are safe chicken eggs and can be purchased and eaten with confidence. You can appeal strongly.
[0029]
Furthermore, by inputting and storing daily feed data, it becomes possible to manage each lot, and it is extremely easy to check whether special feed eggs and differentiated products are correctly manufactured. . In addition, traceability of chicken eggs can be realized in the same operation as before without adding any special operation on a farm or a GP center.
[0030]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, traceability in chicken eggs can be reliably obtained, so that it is possible to surely respond in case of emergency, and to provide consumers with safe and secure chicken eggs. Can be.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the history of eggs from a breeding ground to products.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically showing a management system.
FIG. 3 is a schematic block diagram illustrating an operation example of a management system.
FIG. 4 is a schematic block diagram illustrating another operation example of the management system.
[Explanation of symbols]
Reference numeral 10: breeding ground, 20: hatchery, 30: breeding / breeding ground, 40: hen farm, 41: poultry house egg collection information, 42: adult poultry house, 43: egg collecting belt, 44: bar conveyor, 45 ... egg collecting Management system, 46: Bar code printing machine, 47: Bar code, 48: Farm packer, 49: Container, 50: Egg sorting and packaging facility (GP center), 51: History information storage means, 52: Printing means, 53: Poultry house Selection means 54 54 information reference means 55 management system 56 GP machine 57 bar code reader 58 inkjet printer 60 product

Claims

A system for managing eggs that are collected at an egg-raising hen farm having a plurality of adult henhouses, sorted by a sorting and packaging machine installed at an egg sorting and packaging facility, and packed and shipped, wherein the egg sorting and packaging facility is provided. History information storage means for storing information on the egg sorting and packaging facility, information on the egg laying farm, information on the adult poultry house where the eggs were collected, information on the date and lot of egg collection as history information, and storage in the history information storage means. Printing means for printing the history information on a chicken egg or a package, and a chicken house selecting means for selecting an adult chicken house to collect eggs from among a plurality of adult chicken houses, and the history information storage means, the egg collection for each adult chicken house Information on chicks and breeding grounds where chickens were introduced, information on hatcheries where new chicks were introduced into the chicks / breeding grounds, and information on breeding grounds where eggs were introduced into the hatcheries Remember, based on the history information printed by the printing means, the information on the egg sorting and packaging facility, the information on the egg-laying chicken farm, the information on the adult poultry house, A chicken egg, comprising: information on a breeding ground, information on a hatchery in which the first chicks are introduced into the breeding / breeding ground, and information reference means for referring to information on a breeding ground in which a hen is introduced into the hatchery. Management system.

2. The chicken egg management system according to claim 1, wherein the history information is encoded in a preset procedure and is printed directly on the egg or the package.

The chicken egg management system according to claim 1, wherein the information on the egg sorting and packaging facility includes maintenance information on the sorting and packaging machine.

The information on the laying hen farm includes information on the date and lot when the adult chickens were introduced from the chicks and breeding grounds to each adult poultry house, information on cecal stool inspection, information on dust in the poultry house, information on feed and water. The chicken egg management system according to claim 1, wherein

The information on the breeding and breeding grounds includes information on the date and lot when the first chicks were introduced from the hatchery, information on cecal stool inspection one week before adult chicken shipment, and information on dust in the poultry house. The chicken egg management system according to claim 1, wherein

The information on the hatchery includes information on the date and lot when the eggs were introduced from the breeding ground, information on the date and lot that hatched, information on maintenance of the incubator and hatcher, information on meconium inspection at the time of identification, and vaccination. 2. The chicken egg management system according to claim 1, wherein the information includes information.

The information on the breeding ground includes information on the date and lot at which the hens were collected, information on inspection of cecal stool of the bred hens, and information on dust in the poultry house. Chicken egg management system.

A method for managing eggs that are collected at an egg-laying chicken farm having a plurality of adult chicken houses, sorted at an egg sorting and packaging facility, packed and shipped, and at least one of the adult chicken houses for egg collection is designated and designated. The egg collected from the adult poultry house was transferred to an egg sorting and packaging facility, and sorted by a sorting and packaging machine installed in the egg sorting and packaging facility. Thereafter, information on the egg sorting and packaging facility, information on the egg-laying chicken farm, and information on egg collection The information on the adult poultry house, the date on which the eggs were collected, and the information on the lot are stored in the history information storage means as history information, and the history information is printed on the eggs or the package by the printing means, and the package is packed in a predetermined packaging unit. Shipped as a body, by the history information printed by the printing means, from the history information storage means information on the egg sorting and packaging facility, to the egg collecting chicken farm Information, information on the chicken house, information on chicks and breeding grounds in which the laying hens were introduced into the adult chicken house, information on hatcheries in which the chicks were introduced into the chicks and breeding grounds, and seeds in which the eggs were introduced into the hatchery A method for managing eggs, wherein information on chicken farms can be referred to.

The method according to claim 8, wherein the printing of the history information by the printing means is performed directly on the surface of the egg or the package.

The method according to claim 8, wherein the printing of the history information by the printing means is performed by printing on a label by the printing means and attaching the printed label to a chicken egg or a package.

The printing of the history information by the printing means is performed by printing on a form by the printing means and enclosing the printed form in the package or attaching the form to the outer surface of the package. How to manage the eggs described.

A method for managing eggs that are collected at an egg-laying hen farm having a plurality of adult henhouses, sorted at an egg-sorting and packaging facility, packed, and shipped, wherein at least one of the adult chicken hens at the egg-laying hen farm collects eggs. And tentatively packaging the eggs collected from the designated adult poultry house, and printing out information on the egg laying farm, information on the adult poultry house where the eggs were collected, and information on the date and lot of egg collection as poultry house egg collection information. After being transferred to the egg sorting and packaging facility while being attached to the package, the temporary package is unpacked to take out the chicken eggs, sorted by a sorting and packaging machine installed in the egg sorting and packaging facility, and then collected in the chicken house collection. In addition to the egg information, information about the egg sorting and packaging facility is stored as history information in the history information storage means, and the history information is printed on the chicken egg or the package by the printing means, and the package set in advance is set. Shipped as a package wrapped in units, the history information printed by the printing means, the information on the egg sorting and packaging facility from the history information storage means, the information on the egg-laying chicken farm, the information on the adult poultry house, the information on the adult poultry house It is characterized by being able to refer to information on breeding and breeding grounds in which laying hens are introduced, information on hatcheries in which chicks are introduced in the chicks and breeding grounds, and information on breeding breeding grounds in which eggs are introduced into the hatchery And how to manage the eggs.