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Modernisation of national saleyard integrity and assurance

A modernised, national approach to saleyard integrity assurance is required which aligns with contemporary regulatory, industry and customer expectations in relation to how saleyards are managed and verified as operating consistently with those expectations. This project will create a set of standards and rules for a saleyard integrity program at a national level. It is expected that the development of this program will improve on the foundation laid by the National Saleyard Quality Assurance Program (NSQA) and will deliver a governance structure and set of program materials for assessing and monitoring saleyard integrity and assurance in alignment with other red meat assurance programs (including the Livestock Production Assurance (LPA) program).

Project date

2 Aug 2020-10 Jul 2022

Principal investigator

Damon Holmes

Research organisations

Schuster Consulting Group Pty Ltd

Project funded by

Multiple industries
Alternative protein Beef cattle Other rural industries

Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)

MLA’s purpose is to foster the long-term prosperity of the Australian red meat and livestock industry. We do this …
  • Location

    Australia

  • Organisation type

    Research funding body

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