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Tour of Australian Livestock Identification and Food Safety Systems: Tour of Australian Livestock Identification and Food Safety Systems Scott Stuart, CEO
National Livestock Producers Association 'A Yankee’s View'
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Slide3: U.S. / Australian Delegation
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Secretariat, SAFEMEAT
Manager of Food Safety Systems, DAFF
Traceability history in Australia: Traceability history in Australia
Australia manages a herd of 26 million cattle on approximately 80,000 holdings
Since 1967 each holding has its own unique number
Property Identification Code (PIC)
All cattle consigned from each holding must be accompanied by that unique herd number (PIC)
Traceability history in Australia - cattle: Traceability history in Australia - cattle Australia exports 70% of beef and sheep meats – international customer focus
Move from mandatory property based system to individual whole of life
phased in approach and will remain mandatory on completion.
Government and industry partnership
Started move to individual RFID 8 years ago
Traceability history in Australia - other species: Traceability history in Australia - other species Sheep – approximately 100 million sheep - moving to mandatory property number ear tag
Pigs – approximately 2.77 million pigs – mainly tattoo (or ear tags) – lot/ batch or property
Horses - Racing industry – RFID and DNA records
NLIS features: NLIS features Underpinned by Federal/State/ Industry commitment
Serves a diverse industry
Varying production systems
Confidentiality – supported by legislation
Database access restricted
FOI Act
Shared Funding
Industry andamp; Governments
NLIS funding: NLIS funding Livestock Producers
- $7 - $10 million since 1997
Funds from
- Producer Levies (25%)
- Processor Levies (25%)
- Federal Government (50%)
Used for
- NLIS Database
- Saleyard and abattoir assistance
- Extension / Communication
Government funding
- Assist rollout to date (andlt;$15 million)
- Additional $20 million election promise
Slide10: John Wyld
Chairman, National Livestock Identification System
Defined implementation roles…: Defined implementation roles… Legislation
State government
Policy and implementation
State governments
State based implementation committees
Service delivery (Database)
Meat and Livestock Australia
NLIS Database
Information tools
Training and technical support
Demonstration sites and workshops
NLIS: Lessons learned: NLIS: Lessons learned Cannot be done overnight
Need solid groundwork
Agreed Core Principles
Communication
Standardized Single RF Technology
Must be electronic Communication
Database Structure – Industry / Governments
To be effective - must be mandatory
Implementation assistance in the field essential
Had to make a start! Will never get 100% agreement!
Slide13: Rick Beasley
NLIS Operations Manager, MLA
Critical ingredients: Critical ingredients 1. Builds on current system
Property Identification Code (PIC) is crucial
2. Standard radio frequency identification devices and readers
3. Central database – Speed and accuracy
Slide15: Dr. Tony Britt
Principal Scientist, Livestock Quality Assurance
Victoria Dept. of Primary Industries
Slide16: Victoria Livestock Exchange,
Pakenham Saleyards
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Slide24: Matt O’Connor
Senior Manager, Gandamp;K O’Connor Abattoir
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Slide26: Gordon Lockett
Lockett Dairy Farm, Neerim North, VIC
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Slide28: Paul White
Manager, Warrnambool Livestock Exchange
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Slide32: 'Koolomurt'
Coleraine, VIC
Owned by John Wyld
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Slide35: Wangaratta Livestock Exchange
Wangaratta, VIC
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Yankee Observations…: Yankee Observations… Government / Industry partnership is a must
Industry cooperation is a must
Workable / affordable technology is a must
Education / outreach is a must
Adaptability is a must
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