Electronic Identification (Sheep and Goat) Standards

http://www.woolproducers.com.au/uploads/file/300916 WoolProducers Vic EID Submission.pdf


300916 WoolProducers Vic EID Submission.pdf


Electronic Identification (Sheep and Goat) Standards
WoolProducers suggest that all activities listed in the table ‘Non Infrastructure Support’ (Consultation Paper, Table 2) be conducted prior to any compliance dates being set.
WoolProducers understand that under the current consultation paper there is no requirement to report property-to-property (P2P) movements and consider this to be a major flaw in the proposed system and which conflicts with the overarching Scope of the Standards.

This conflict is further compounded when considering that one of the main reasons provided in the consultation document for justifying the mandating of the electronic system is “For addressing many animal health and food safety issues, a ‘whole of life’ approach by which animals can be tracked back to their farm of birth, should the need arise, is essential”.
Without a requirement to report P2P movements it is fanciful to suggest this objective will be achieved.
I don't believe this would be correct, especially if a non removable whole of life tag was used and one with BOR incorporated into it would be ideal.

There is also no mention in the consultation paper on how sheep travelling on stock routes are to be treated under the electronic system.

WoolProducers also believes that there should be serious consideration given by the Victorian Government to the type of technology to be mandated under this system.
The Low Frequency technology is outdated and by our understanding is not suitable for the sheep and goat industries.

Whilst WPA do not claim to be experts in this area we are lead to believe that new, practical and more cost-effective technology exists in Ultra High Frequency (UHF).
Yes and wouldn't a tag with BOR make their day!

I reckon this is in the pipeline somehow?