3.7.1 - Sheep that are 10 clear days or more off shears may be accommodated in paddocks at the registered establishment.

An amendment to this standard will come into force on 29 August 2024.

3.7.2 - Sheep that are less than 10 clear days off shears must be:

An amendment to this standard will come into force on 29 August 2024.

1. given at least 2 clear days between shearing and loading for export, and
2. accommodated in sheds at the registered establishment, unless otherwise provided in an accommodation of shorn sheep management plan approved in writing by the department.

3.7.3 - Sheep sourced for export must have wool or hair no longer than 25mm in length at the time of loading for transport to the port of embarkation, unless otherwise provided in a Northern Hemisphere winter sheep shearing management plan approved in writing by the department.

3.7.4 - The feed trough allowance for sheep held in paddocks at the registered establishment is to be calculated on a paddock-by-paddock basis and must be:

1. for ration feeding, no less than 5cm of feed trough width per head; or
2. for ad libitum feeding, no less than 3cm of feed trough width per head.

3.7.5 - For areas of Australia south of latitude 26°S from 1 May to 31 October (inclusive), feeding must occur from fully sheltered feed troughs.

3.7.6 - Sheep must be fed daily suitable feed of:

1. at least 3% of their bodyweight for sheep younger than 4 tooth; and
2. at least 2% of their bodyweight for 4 tooth or older; and
3. a quality able to meet daily maintenance requirements.

3.7.7 - The minimum length of time that sheep must remain in a registered establishment prior to departure for the port is 5 clear days. For any clear day on which animals are subject to a feed or water curfew or are shorn, an additional clear day is required. During at least the last 3 clear days prior to export, sheep are to be fed ad libitum on a ration equivalent in both form and composition to that which is to be used on the export voyage.

An amendment to this standard will come into force on 29 August 2024.

3.7.8 - For export to or through the Middle East by sea between 1 May and 31 October (inclusive), the occupier of the registered establishment must not prepare these classes of sheep:

1. for sheep held in paddocks at the registered establishment:
   1. pastoral and station sheep (see Appendix A); or
   2. lambs less than 34kg and no permanent incisors; or
   3. sheep that have been held on trucks for more than 14 hours prior to entering the registered establishment, unless these sheep have been fed, watered and rested for a minimum of 24 hours prior to commencing any export preparation activities (including commencement of clear days); and
2. for sheep held in paddocks or sheds at the registered establishment:
   1. full mouth sheep with a body condition score of 4 or more (on a scale of 1 to 5); or
   2. broken mouth sheep; or
   3. pregnant sheep.

3.7.9 - Sheep at registered establishment must be penned in accordance with these space allocations:

1. for sheep held for less than 10 days, a minimum of 0.33m² each which must be increased by 0.006m² for each 1kg above 54kg liveweight (this allowance can be decreased by 0.006m² for each 1kg decrease in individual liveweight below 40kg); or
2. for sheep held for 10 days or more, a minimum of 0.5m² each which must be increased by 0.006m² for each 1kg above 54kg liveweight (this allowance can be decreased by 0.006m² for each 1kg decrease in individual liveweight below 40kg).