TECHNICAL ISSUES PROGRAM WHAT WE SAID WE’D DO WHY WE DID IT WHAT DID WE ACHIEVE? Sustainable Dairy Industry Production Systems Demonstrate good agricultural and manufacturing practice to consumers in order to secure and enhance the industry’s access to resources and its ability to continue to farm Maintain and enhance the dairy industry's credibility in NRM, animal health and welfare and food safety Animal health Dairy BJD (Bovine Johnes Disease) Herd Assurance Score agreed and information on how to determine your score sent to all dairy farmers – all dairy farmers have information on how to assess the BJD risk of their herds DVD produced for dairy farmers, veterinarians and company field service officers explaining how to assess and manage the BJD risks on dairy farms Information/training sessions run for dairy company field service officers to help them explain the 3-step calf hygiene program that helps reduce the risk of BJD on dairy farms Animal welfare Helped to achieve Australian Government agreement to allow industry to contribute to government positions on OIE matters – the Government now actively seeks industry input Provided input to the Australian Government’s submission on draft international OIE standards for animal welfare and biosecurity – promoting alignment with national dairy industry principles of outcomes focused, nonprescriptive standards Provided animal welfare information kits to dairy farmers, government and animal welfare groups – the dairy industry is more informed of animal welfare outcomes from sound animal production, and governments and animal welfare groups are informed of continued improvements in the dairy industry NRM Contributed technical support to help industry agree on a national NRM strategy for the dairy industry; contributing ongoing support to implement the strategy GM issues Provided technical support to underpin the dairy industry’s (ADIC) development of a draft GM policy position and its consultation with all industry sectors prior to finalising the policy
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