Meat and Livestock Australia

Rangeland goat production inWestern NSW: Where are they now? 7 National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) requirements for goats are dealt with under the mob based system. Exemptions do exist to accommodate for the harvest of ‘feral’ goats, and the traceability, safety and economic challenges they poses. A feral goat is defined as “one that has been captured from a wild state, has not been born as a result of a managed breeding program, and has not been subjected to any animal husbandry procedure or treatment” (DPI, May 2018). As with all mob based stock movements, records must be updated by the receiver of stock. Feral goats are exempt from tagging when being moved from the property of capture to an abattoir, to a depot, or from a depot to an abattoir (within 10 days). Other movements such as from property of capture to another property or saleyards, and from one depot to another depot or saleyards requires animals to be tagged with NLIS post-breeder tags. All movement of goats requires a National Vendor Declaration (NVD) or Traveling Stock Statement (TSS) completed by the property of origin (DPI, May 2018). Further information on traceability requirements of goats can be found in DPI Primefact 1265. It should also be noted that the maintenance of current exemptions and operation under a mob based system relies on demonstrated industry compliance. Figure 3. Goat industry supply chain. Heavier lines indicate prominent supply chain flow (DPI, March 2018).