Overview
With assistance from Animal Health Australia, the Australian Alpaca Association has launched an NLIS for alpacas in a voluntary capacity.
The NLIS is designed to track devices and corresponding livestock movements for disease control, biosecurity, food safety, market access and other industry-related purposes. NLIS for alpacas uses a visually readable electronic tag that stays with each animal for life.
Project Lead: Australian Alpaca Association; Animal Health Australia
Project Contact: aha@animalhealthaustralia.com.au
Project Status: Active
Objective alignment:
- 7 – Improve the integrity of animal health systems.
Activity alignment:
- 7.1 – Develop cost-effective national traceability registers or systems for agreed animal industries that do not have one.
- 7.3 – Use traceability systems to provide feedback to supply chain participants on animal health outcomes.