Market Access Support Program PROJECTS DELIVERABLES Facilitate welfare discussions and collaboration between industry and government Members for a harmonised approach to welfare standards implementation and improved welfare outcomes Livestock welfare Collaboratively develop animal welfare tools/systems that will validate the animal welfare credibility of Members Jun 2017 Achieved TARGET Jun 2017 OUTCOME Achieved PROJECT BUDGET COMMENTS 79,951 Provided input in the draft proposal to establish an Australian Farm Animal Welfare Council – a National Farmers’ Federation/ RSPCA and AVA initiative Promote Member and stakeholder welfare initiatives. Collaborated industries direct involvement in the AHiA publication A secure, validated, web accessible database of agreed national surveillance data requirements NAHIS Produce AHSQ reports Produce the AHiA report NLIS Program Collaboratively develop implementation and compliance rules for the four NLIS species programs (sheep, goats, cattle, pigs) Tracing Exercises Undertake national tracing exercises for pigs and cattle to assess their performance against the National Livestock Traceability Performance Standards as identified by their respective advisory committees Goat Tag Trial Continuation of a three year trial to identify devices suitable for the identification of dairy goats Quarterly May 2017 Jun 2017 Achieved Achieved Achieved 63,000 Jun 2017 Achieved 647,602 Future requirements under revision by AHC and DAWR Jun 2017 Not started 70,000 Cattle tracing and pigs tracing exercises delayed until 2017-18 and 2019 respectively, both at request of relevant steering committees Dec 2018 Stopped in July 2016 22,943 GICA postponed project Cont’d 66 ANNUAL REPORT 2016-17
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