“This will enhance New Zealand’s reputation as producers of safe, high-quality products and safeguard farmers’ incomes, especially with Gypsy Day approaching,” Operational Solutions for Primary Industries programme design and farm operations manager Stu Hutchings said.
To protect against the spread of bovine TB farmers must when moving stock:
- Check the TB-status and testing requirements of the area into which they are moving cattle;
- Correctly complete an Animal Status Declaration (ASD) form when shifting stock off-farm;
- See cattle have a pre-movement TB test within 60 days of being shifted off farms in Movement Control Areas;
- Tag their animals and register them in the NAIT system within seven days of being tagged;
- Record animal movements with NAIT by both the sending and receiving parties.
“Email notifications from NAIT now include a direct link to the system where animal movements can be confirmed or rejected in just a few clicks,” Hutchings said.
Visit www.nait.co.nz for more information on how to record animal movements.
To update address and contact details call TBfree on 0800 482 4636 or visit www.tbfree.org.nz.
