CMA: LDL - AHA & MLA Licence Agreement

Summary

This Company Managed Agreement (CMA) was set up with the support of the broader Livestock Data Link Project to cover the costs of any changes that are required in the Central Animal Health database that relates to animal health and disease information being replicated in the LDL platform.

This CMA was re-evaluated at the end of each year over the 5 year period to determine that the funds were appropriately allocated.

Objectives

The purpose of this project was to:

• cover costs of changes to the Central Animal Health database which relates to replicated animal health and disease information.
• re-evaluate the funds annually over a 5 year period to determine how the funds will be allocated.

Benefits to industry

This project is essential in supporting Livestock Data Link (LDL) and its functionality as a platform.

LDL is a web-based MLA initiative that aims to enhance the exchange and utilisation of performance information by businesses within the red meat industry by linking slaughter and health and disease data from the National Livestock Identification System (NLIS), Meat Standards Australia (MSA) and Central Animal Health (CAH) databases with analytical tools, benchmarking reports and solutions to feedback.

MLA action

Pursuant to a confidentiality agreement dated 30 May 2014 between the parties (Confidentiality Agreement), AHA provided MLA with access to the NSHMP data for the limited purpose of enabling MLA to run a proof of concept pilot for the LDL.

Following a successful pilot, MLA now wishes to roll out Animal Disease & Defect Data in LDL to the red meat industry. Animal Health Australia has agreed to provide MLA with a licence to access NSHMP data and integrate into LDL on the terms of this agreement.