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The NLIS combines three elements to enable lifetime traceability – make sure you know your responsibilities.

Livestock producers are responsible for keeping records in order and ensuring on-farm practices align with integrity system requirements. Find out what you need to know.

  Key points:  Electronic tagging is more efficient and more accurate.  Having all your data in one place makes managing your animals much easier.  The traceability and biosecurity advantages of eID are critical to our export markets.  John Falkenhagen and his wife Bec own Ideal View Goats, a goat meat and dairy enterprise located near Meningie, about 90-minutes south-east of Adelaide.  Until recently, his South Australian dairy was milking around 600 goats year-round, but in September this year, John closed the dairy side of the business to focus on meat production.   John was quick to see the many benefits of...

The National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) is Australia's system for the identification and traceability of cattle, sheep and goats. NLIS reflects Australia's commitment to biosecurity and food safety and provides us with a competitive advantage in a global market. Livestock producers need to ensure that the NLIS database for their property identification code is up-to-date. Records of livestock transfers and movements can also be part of an on-farm audit. This session will help you to stand by what you sell by: Reintroducing the NLIS database, what producers need to use it for and how to access it. Demonstrating how to...

From traceability to biosecurity to improving on-farm decision-making, the way we use data plays an integral part in Australia’s modern red meat industry.  In a world of rapidly emerging technologies, Meat & Livestock Australia is determined to stay ahead of the curve by fostering the industry’s digital transformation across multiple paths, including by investing in the next generation of data specialists.  Last week, at evokeAG in Melbourne, MLA partnered with Charles Sturt University to launch the NextGen Data Capability Program, a strategic initiative that will bring graduate students into the fold to work on real-world data problems.  Building on the...

The Australian Livestock and Property Agents Association will have the chance to get the latest information on the red meat integrity system and how they can help the industry ‘stand by what it sells’ at a special webinar this month hosted with ISC.

All LPA accredited producers – from large scale operators to hobby farmers – may be audited, with audit participants selected from the database of LPA accredited producers. Annually, 2,000 producers are selected at random and 1,000 selected for targeted audits due to system identified non-conformance.

Processors must ensure that livestock consigned for processing are fit for consumption. Learn more about the integrity system for processors.

More information Subscribe to the NLIS Database Uplift Update newsletter here to receive updates and invitations to webinars on the project as it progresses. For more information visit the NLIS Database Uplift Project web page. Contact the project team at NLISUplift@integritysystems.com.au to ask questions or provide feedback. About the Project The NLIS Database Uplift Project will ensure Australia has a fit-for-purpose and user-friendly traceability platform which offers flexibility and scalability to track all livestock movements. In an era of growing consumer demands and heightened awareness surrounding biosecurity, market access, food safety and animal welfare, the need for a robust and...

This how-to guide is available to assist producers to respond to a Corrective Action Request (CAR) online.