The health and wellbeing of animals is entrenched in the Australian beef value chain and one of the greatest priorities of the industry. Significant funds are invested in research, development, and adoption programs to ensure best-practice animal welfare and the identification of ways to continually improve.
internationally recognised five domains of animal welfare: nutrition; environment; health; behaviour; and mental .
The theme contains five priorities and 11 indicators.
1.1 Animal Husbandry
1.2 Biosecurity
1.3 Processing Practices
1.4 Livestock Transport
1.5. Health & Welfare
A new eartag developed by Ceres in collaboration with CSIRO and MLA uses satellites to track livestock movements in real time.
For Victorian beef producer, Richard Nesser, the key to producing the best eating quality beef lies in the low-stress handling of his cattle.