precision livestock systems

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Precision Livestock Systems

An objective production model

Poor productivity gains of the livestock industries

New thinking is needed to drive productivity

Think outside the square

A major problem is mob variability

Mob Variability – 2100 Longreach Merinos

Mob Variability – 1200 1st X Lambs

The Key - Get out of

commodity & into high value

markets

High value markets are less susceptible to market forces.

Precision Livestock Systems

Objective Management

Resource Livestock

Livestock

Individual Animal management

All animals carry an Electronic Identification Tag (EID)

Currently - Auto Weighing & Drafting

Monitor & manage individual animals.

Relatively labour intensive.

Some degree of animal stress, impacting weight gain.

The Future - Remote Weighing & Drafting

•Manage as individuals•Labour free.•Animal stress free.

Resource

Rest & Recovery Grazing

High impact for short periods with long period of rest for recovery

• Large mobs

• Small paddocks

• High intensity grazing for short periods - with long periods of rest

• Critical for internal parasite control

• Improved perennial grass dominance

• Improved productivity

• Integrates Precision Livestock Systems data collection

• Enables accurate feed budgeting

Rest & Recovery Grazing

Integrated data management

• Custom designed software

• Data applicable to each chain participant

• Transparency through the entire value chain

• Improved efficiency & productivity for all chain participants

Integrated Value Chain

The Production StoryThe Outback

The Farmer

The Ethical Production

The QualityThe Food Safety

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