PDS Charters Towers
| Project start date: | 31 January 2008 |
| Project end date: | 31 August 2011 |
| Publication date: | 01 September 2011 |
| Project status: | Completed |
| Livestock species: | Grassfed cattle, Grainfed cattle |
| Relevant regions: | Dry |
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Summary
Can NLIS be used to measure herd performance and make my business more efficient? This was question posed by the Charters Towers Value in Beef group as they implemented business action plans in a Department of Employment Economic Development and Innovation (DEEDI) and Beef CRC project. NLIS technology first appeared in Australia in 1999 to support access to the European Union (EU). Over time State and Territories adopted NLIS as the cornerstone of their trace back systems for biosecurity and Market compliance purposes.
In 2005 it became compulsory in Queensland for all animals leaving their property of origin to be identified with a NLIS approved device. At an average cost of $3.50 per tag producers have made a considerable investment in the system. The hypothesis was that this investment could also be used to record other data about animal performance other than its property of origin. This Producer Demonstration Site (PDS) aimed to demonstrate the management benefits of NLIS in an integrated beef business. It also proposed to increase the capacity of individual group members to use NLIS associated equipment including hardware and software.
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| Project manager: | Mick Quirk |
| Primary researcher: | QLD Department of Primary Industr |
