Animal Welfare Standards - Australian Meat Industry Council

Performance Indicators for Standard 1
(Management Procedures and Planning)
P1.3
(Cont’d)
Bobby
calves
livestock have been off feed and water. In the instance that this information is not available, records should be made.
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INDUSTRY ANIMAL WELFARE STANDARDS
Where the transport of bobby
calves is scheduled by the
establishment, calves must:
• be prepared and transported to
ensure delivery to the plant
within 18 hours of last feed;
• spend no more than 12 hours
on transport vehicles;
• have been fed within 6 hours of
leaving the property of birth;
• meet the specifications of the
NVD, otherwise action is taken
to inform the supplier
accordingly.
For all other transport
arrangements, feedback is
provided on the above as required.
Processors provide
feedback on the above
accordingly.
At all times, time off
feed for livestock at
the establishment is
kept to a minimum,
with consideration of
food safety risks.
Management
procedures give
attention to providing
maximum opportunity
for livestock to rehydrate
following
transport.
8 Note: For special consignments (e.g. sucker lambs) time off water and feed is kept to a minimum.
9 Note: For journeys that are scheduled under the direction of plant management, action is taken to determine the time
that livestock were removed from water prior to loading. Time off water is measured from the time livestock are off water
on the property of origin to the time they are provided water (e.g. at the saleyard and/or plant) for each individual journey.
10 Note: Livestock suppliers are responsible for communicating consignment related information including the time that