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Keeping Western Australia's livestock fit to trade

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Are your stock fit to trade?

Are your stock traceable?	owner registered (brand and PIC), LPA or APIQ accredited sheep: correct NLIS year colour tag (and pink tag if non-vendor bred) and ear mark cattle: correct NLIS identification and ear mark or brand pigs: slap brand/tattoo or correct NLIS ear tag all movement recorded on NVD waybill and NLIS or PigPass database
Are your stock safe to eat?	no residues no stock access to residue risk materials such as batteries, farm dumps, sheds, old house sites safe chemical use according to label directions withholding periods observed not fed any prohibited feeds (ruminants such as sheep and cattle not fed restricted animal material including meat and bone meal; pigs not fed swill including meat products or non-Australian dairy) commodity vendor declaration obtained to ensure bought-in feed is free of residues and disease agents
Are your stock free of disease?	you monitor stock frequently and closely for any signs of disease. If disease signs appear, you call a vet to investigate you know the signs of emergency animal diseases such as foot-and-mouth disease and would call your vet or the Emergency Animal Disease hotline on 1800 675 888 to investigate unusual disease signs or deaths in stock you participate in surveillance programs to prove area freedom from disease agents (for example, National Arbovirus Monitoring Program)
Are your stock welfare-compliant?	fit to load meet WA codes of practice meet national standards and guidelines

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