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On-farm audits are conducted each year to ensure the management systems introduced by livestock producers are complying with LPA rules and standards.

Cattle that have been treated with HGPs must be identified using a triangular ear punch and the use of HGPs on these animals must be declared on your LPA NVD.  

Find out more about our producer research and the high awareness levels of Australia's red meat integrity system.

Livestock health and wellbeing is fundamental to the success and sustainability of every farm – it’s also critical to upholding Australia’s high standards of food safety and quality. Red meat producers have a responsibility to meet their animal welfare obligations for their livestock, consumers, and their enterprises.

With floods, bushfires and other disasters more prevalent than ever, know what you can do to protect your stock and property.

With demand for HGP-free beef increasing significantly in recent years, in both domestic and international markets, Australian producers are reminded they must use HGPs responsibly to protect our market access.

From 1 January 2021, only the current version (0720) of the LPA NVD will be accepted for all species of livestock movements.

With summer approaching, it’s important to obtain a Commodity Vendor Declaration (CVD) from suppliers when purchasing livestock feed.  Livestock Production Assurance (LPA) accredited producers are urged to source feed from suppliers who are willing to vouch for its content by providing a CVD. Completed CVDs should be filed with other farm records. The CVD communicates food safety risks of introduced feed and it is needed to keep animals safe from chemical contamination or illness. Managing risks associated with introduced stock feed is a key requirement under the LPA program’s Module 3 ‘Fodder crop, grain and pasture treatments and stock foods’....

ISC representatives have presented Australia’s integrity systems to the Indonesian government to support the development of local traceability systems.

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....