Why do we need safe livestock feed practices?
Livestock exposed to contaminated food may contain unacceptably high chemical residues at the time of slaughter. This may compromise food safety and harm the reputation of Australian red meat. Our customers expect that we undertake safe livestock feed practices.
Safe livestock feed practices include:
Repercussions for non-compliance by an individual producer may include failure to be paid for the livestock, and possible legal liability for the resulting cost faced by processors and the rest of the supply chain.
You should ensure that all introduced stock feeds are accompanied by a Commodity Vendor Declaration (CVD). This is your guarantee that the feed you purchased is safe from chemical contamination. In the absence of a CVD you need to assess the risk (and keep a record of same). Alternatively, you can have a sample tested for residues.
The CVD needs to provide details of:
Note: Keep records for a minimum of 3 years, in accordance with State legislation or for the duration of the livestock on the PIC, whichever is longer.
The feeding of meat and bone meal to ruminant animals has been linked to the spread of Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE – also known as mad cow disease) in countries afflicted by BSE. Under no circumstances should livestock be fed such products.
To comply with the requirement for safe animal feed, livestock owners must:
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