Australian Standards for the Export of Livestock 3.3
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Introduction
Standard 1
Sourcing and preparation of livestock for export by sea
Standard 2
Land transport of livestock
Standard 3
Management of livestock in registered establishments
Standard 4
Vessel preparation and general management for export by sea
Standard 5
Loading and onboard management requirements
Standard 6
Air transport of livestock
Appendix A: Pastoral zones
Appendix B: 15°S and 26°S parallels
Appendix C: Portable livestock units
Species
Buffalo
Camelids
Cattle
Deer
Goats
Sheep
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Buffalo
1.2: Buffalo sourcing and export criteria
3.2: Buffalo management requirements
5.2: Buffalo loading and management requirements
6.3: Buffalo requirements
Camelids
1.3: Camelids sourcing and export criteria
3.3: Camelids management requirements
6.2: Alpaca requirements
6.4: Camel requirements
6.8: Llama requirements
Cattle
1.4: Cattle sourcing and export criteria
3.4: Cattle management requirements
5.3: Cattle loading and management requirements
6.5: Cattle requirements
Deer
1.5: Deer sourcing and export criteria
3.5: Deer management requirements
6.6: Deer requirements
Goats
1.6: Goat sourcing and export criteria
3.6: Goat management requirements
5.4: Goat loading and management requirements
6.7: Goat requirements
Sheep
1.7: Sheep sourcing and export criteria
3.7: Sheep management requirements
5.5: Sheep loading and management requirements
6.9: Sheep requirements
STANDARD 3 |
Management of livestock in registered establishments
3.2.1
- Buffalo must be fed daily a minimum of 2.5% of their body weight of suitable monensin-free feed of a quality able to meet daily maintenance requirements.
3.2.2
- The minimum length of time that buffalo must remain in a registered establishment prior to departure for the port is 5 clear days. A day on which an animal is subject to a feed or water curfew is not a clear day.
3.2.3
- Buffalo at the registered establishment must be penned in accordance with these space allocations:
for buffalo held for less than 30 days, a minimum of 4m
2
each, based on an individual liveweight of 500kg (this allowance can be decreased by 0.04m
2
for each 5kg decrease in individual liveweight and must be increased by 0.04m
2
for each 5kg increase in individual liveweight); or
for buffalo held for 30 days or more, a minimum of 9m
2
each, based on an individual liveweight of 500kg (this allowance can be decreased by 0.09m
2
for each 5kg decrease in individual liveweight and must be increased by 0.09m
2
for each 5kg increase in individual liveweight).