Naracoorte Lucindale Council has opened a tender for the design and construction of cattle loading ramps and forcing pens at the Naracoorte Regional Livestock Exchange. The documents are available on Council’s website http://www.naracoortelucindale.sa.gov.au/page.aspx?u=545&t=uList&ulistId=0&c=9831 (more…)
Please find attached an appendix from the recently released RIS by ABARE regarding the various options for future sheep traceability.
One of these options is an enhanced mob based movement. The rules for this are detailed below and would involve considerably more effort and cos at EVERY sheep sale.
All saleyard managers and members should consider this appendix and how they would implement this procedure if this became the new protocol.
Tristan has provided the following two additional documents to augment the recent euthanasia course material notes.
Dear all,
I am writing to invite you to provide feedback on alternative proposals for improving the National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) for sheep and goats, outlined in the consultation Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS) available at www.daff.gov.au/nlis.
To submit feedback or request more information about this consultation, please
Visit: www.daff.gov.au/nlis
Email: nlis.consultation@daff.gov.au
Write to: NLIS Consultation
ABARES Adaptation and Biosecurity Branch
Department of Agriculture
GPO Box 1563
Canberra City ACT 2601
Australia
Phone: 02 6272 2454.
This eight-week consultation period will close at 5pm AEDT, Friday, 6 December 2013.
I would appreciate if you could also encourage other stakeholders and/or your members interested in the issue, in making (more…)
POSITION VACANT ALPA SOUTHERN REGIONAL MANAGER:
Ashley Copping our Southern Regional Manager in Melbourne has decided that the time has come for her to move on to a new challenge.
Ashley finishes on 30 December 2013.
We are now searching for someone to fill the role of Southern Regional Manager.
This diverse role offers a strong mix of administration and event coordination responsibilities.
The successful candidate will be instrumental in supporting the ALPA team in this position.
The position has become available in our Melbourne Office to commence approx mid-December.
There is some flexibility regarding the location of this position, although travel will be required (more…)
Tristan Jubb who has been undertaking the recent Euthanasia courses has provided teh following information regarding the current law related to animal euthanasia. Please note that these will be replaced with new laws once the Livestock Management Act comes into place.
Kerrie, Below is extract from Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986 re powers of saleyard superintendents. I have attached a copy of POCTA for reference.
Mark, This may be worth circulating to members.
24D Emergency powers of veterinary practitioners and
superintendents of saleyards
(1) A veterinary practitioner may, with any assistance
that is necessary, destroy any animal—
(a) that is behaving in such a manner (more…)
Members are advised that LSAV has been successful in obtaining grant funds to undertake the eNVD project. This project will involve saleyards as part of the trial phase. The project will commence shortly with trials expected to start in early 2014. This information is for members only and is not to be redistributed as the government has yet to announce the grant funds publically.
MLA have released new access urls for their suite of market reports. These are contained in the files attached.
A number of Euthanasia courses will be conducted starting this week to train saleyard staff in the humane destruction of livestock. These courses are being conducted by Dr Tristan Jubb and will be conducted in Wycheproof, Horsham and Bendigo over the next two weeks. A further course is likely to be held in October.
The relevant memo for members consideration is attcahed, below. This needs a response by September 13.