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ISC’s webinar series continues this August with a new two-part series to help you meet LPA requirements on-farm and guarantee market access for your livestock.

This trial assisted Wingham Beef Exports (WBE) to adapt its existing IT systems in place to collect disease and defect data on the slaughter floor, to enable this data to be uploaded and shared with producers through LDL.

CEO Message September

Question 1 on the sheep LPA NVD is: ‘Have these sheep or lambs been raised consistent with the rules of an independently audited QA program on the property the PIC of which is shown above?’ This specifically relates to independently audited QA programs such as LPA QA, otherwise known as Flockcare, as well as other industry-wide programs that are branded based on a breed or region that you may be part of. Find out more about Flockcare and Cattlecare.

Learn how to record livestock movements on the online NLIS database – including what you need and when it is your responsibility.

Customer Corner Your summer checklist

Producers buying and selling sires this spring selling season are being urged to meet relevant requirements under the Livestock Production Assurance (LPA) and National Livestock Identification System (NLIS)

At present, saleyards are not accredited through LPA. However, it is important to note that saleyards can still be audited on the requirements of LPA, which includes the correct completion of NVDs and transfers of livestock in the NLIS database.

As a red meat producer, you must be able to stand by what you sell. Meeting your integrity system requirements is the key to guaranteeing red meat produced on your property is safe to eat, fully traceable and in demand. The Australian red meat integrity system combines livestock traceability with on-farm assurance to maintain the integrity and reputation of Australian red meat. This system underpins our livestock selling system and delivers customer confidence in the red meat products we produce. Integrity Systems Company (ISC), a subsidiary of Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA), manages and delivers Australia’s red meat integrity system....

All red meat producers can have a NLIS account and must ensure all livestock transfers onto their PIC have been completed in their account. Go to the NLIS website to log in or link your account to myMLA