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Responsibilities
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1.1
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A person must take reasonable actions to ensure the welfare of cattle under their care.
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Market forces, TAS Act,308 MCOP309 1.0.1 and 1.0.2.
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2
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Feed and Water
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2.1
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A person in charge must ensure cattle have reasonable access to adequate and appropriate feed and water.
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Market forces, POCTA,310 Tas Act, MCOP 1.1 and 1.3, Vic CoP311 6.6, ACT CoP312 Appendix 2(1)
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3
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Risk management of extreme weather, natural disasters, disease, injury and predation
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3.1
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A person in charge must take reasonable actions to ensure the welfare of from threats including extremes of weather, drought, fires, floods, disease, injury, and predation.
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Market forces, POCTA, Tas Act (mostly), MCOP 1.4 and 1.5, Vic CoP 8.10 (calves weather extremes)
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3.3
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A person in charge must ensure appropriate treatment or humane killing for sick, injured or diseased cattle at the first reasonable opportunity.
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Market forces, POCTA, Tas Act, MCOP 1.0.2 (5th dot point) 5.1.4, Vic CoP 5.3.
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4
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Facilities and equipment
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4.1
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A person in charge must take reasonable actions in the construction, maintenance and operation of facilities and equipment to ensure the welfare of cattle.
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Market forces, POCTA, Tas Act, MCOP 2.2.1.3, 2.2.6.5, 4.1 (guideline), Vic CoP 6.7
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5
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Handling and management
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5.1
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A person must handle cattle in a reasonable manner and must not:
1 - lift if off the ground by the head, ears, horns, neck, or tail unless in an emergency; or
2 – drop it except to land and stand on its feet; or
3 – strike it in an unreasonable manner, punch or kick; or
4 – drag recumbent cattle, except in an emergency for the minimum distance to allow safe handling, lifting, treatment or humane killing; or
5 – deliberately dislocate or break the tail of cattle, or
6 - use metal pellets as an aid for mustering
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POCTA,313 Tas Act, MCOP 4.13 (tails) 5.11.7 (calves only),
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5.2
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A person must not drive cattle to the point of collapse.
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POCTA, Tas Act, Vic CoP 9.6. ACT CoP 3
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5.3
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A person must consider the welfare of cattle when using an electric prodder, and must not use it:
1 – on genital, anal, udder or facial areas of cattle;
2 – on calves under three months old, unless its welfare is at risk; or
3 – on cattle that is clearly unable to move away; or
4 – in an unreasonable manner on cattle.
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POCTA, MCOP 4.12, 5.11.7 (calves) Vic code 9.9 (in part)
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Identification
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5.9
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A person must use appropriate methods and techniques to identify cattle that are applicable to the production system
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POCTA, MCOP 5.7.1 (advisory), 5.7.2 (no corrosive chemicals).
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Castration, dehorning and spaying
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6.1
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A person performing castration or dehorning must have the relevant knowledge, experience and skills or be under the direct supervision of a person who has the relevant knowledge, experience and skills.
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MCOP 5.1.3 (procedures must be competently performed) Vet only in NSW for dehorning >12 months or castration >6months. SA vet only for castration >3months.
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Castration
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6.3
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A person must use appropriate tools and methods to castrate cattle.
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POCTA, MCOP 5.1.3 (procedures must be competently performed) NSW vet only >6 months. SA vet only >3months.
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Disbudding and dehorning
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6.6
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A person must use appropriate tools and methods to dehorn cattle and disbud calves.
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POCTA, Tas Act, MCOP 5.1.3 (procedures must be competently performed) MCOP 5.8.4 (corrosive chemicals must not be used to dehorn cattle)
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Breeding management
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7.1
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A person performing artificial breeding procedures on cattle must take reasonable actions to minimise pain, distress or injury.
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POCTA, vet only in TAS, MCOP 5.1.3 (procedures must be competently performed), 5.9.4 (training and supervision)
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7.3
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A person in charge must ensure induction of early calving of is done under veterinary advice.
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MCOP 5.10.5
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7.4
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A person in charge must ensure an induced calf receives adequate colostrum or is *humanely killed* at the first reasonable opportunity, and by 12 hours old.
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POCTA.
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Calf rearing systems
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8.1
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A person in charge must ensure the feeding and *inspection* calves in calf rearing systems at least daily.
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Market forces, Tas Act, new standard elsewhere. (Negligible cost as calves are inspected during daily feeding).
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8.2
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A person in charge must ensure calves that are housed in pens can turn around, lie down and fully stretch their limbs.
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Tas Act, MCOP 1.0.2 3rd dot point. Vic CoP 8.8
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8.3
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A person in charge must ensure sufficient iron in the diet to prevent anaemia in calves in veal production systems.
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Market forces, Tas Act, MCOP 3.8
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Dairy Management
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9.1
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A person in charge must ensure the inspection of lactating dairy cows daily.
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Market forces, Tas Act, new standard elsewhere. (Negligible incremental cost as lactating dairy cows are inspected at daily milking, except in robotic milking which is rare in Australia).
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9.4
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A person in charge must ensure dairy cattle that are kept on a feed pad for an extended period has access to a well-drained area for resting.
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POCTA, new standard. (Dairy industry advises nil incremental cost).
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Beef feedlots
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10.1
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A person in charge must ensure a minimum area of nine m2 per *Standard Cattle Unit* for cattle held in external pens.
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MCOP 2.2.6.4 (2.5m2 for shedded animals which are rare in Australia), Vic CoP 6.7.
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10.5
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A person in charge must have a documented *Excessive Heat Load Action* Plan and must implement appropriate actions in the event of a heat load emergency.
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Tas Act, MCOP 2.2.7.2 (staff to take remedial action as per feedlot’s Animal Care Statement)
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10.6
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A person in charge must have documented contingency plan in case of failure of feed or water supply and must implement appropriate actions in the event of feed or water supply failure.
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Tas Act, Implied by MCOP 2.2.7.2 (fed into troughs once daily and stale or spoilt feed must be removed). MCOP 2.2.5.6 (fresh clean water must be available).
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10.7
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A person in charge must have a documented contingency plan in case of an emergency animal disease and must implement appropriate actions in the event of an emergency animal disease.
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Implied by MCOP 2.2.4 (Health management).
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10.8
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A person in charge must ensure the daily *inspection* of all cattle within the feedlot.
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Market forces, Tas Act, MCOP 2.2.5.3 (trained staff to ride or walk pens) Implied daily by MCOP 2.2.3.4.
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10.9
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A person in charge must ensure the appropriate management of calves born in the feed yards to ensure the welfare of the calves.
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Tas Act, MCOP 2.2.4.5 (special facilities must be provided for cows and calves). Vic CoP 6.5
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10.10
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A person in charge must clean feed yards and maintain surfaces on a planned basis to ensure that pen surfaces can drain freely.
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MCOP 2.2.6.8, Vic CoP 6.7
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11
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Humane killing
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11.1
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A person in charge must ensure *killing* methods for cattle result in rapid loss of consciousness followed by death while unconscious.
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POCTA, Tas Act, MCOP 9.2 (must ensure killing asap, humanely and results in immediate death), Vic CoP 12.2, ACT CoP 7
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11.2
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A person must have the relevant knowledge, experience and skills to be able to humanely kill cattle or be under the direct supervision of a person who has the relevant knowledge, experience and skills unless:
1 – the cattle are suffering and need to be killed to prevent undue suffering; and
2 – there is an unreasonable delay until direct supervision by a person who has the relevant knowledge, experience and skills possible.
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Implied by MCOP 9.2
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11.3
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A person in charge of cattle that are suffering from severe distress, disease or injury that cannot be reasonably treated. must ensure cattle are killed at the *first reasonable opportunity*
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POCTA, Tas Act, implied by MCOP 9.2, Vic CoP 6.5.
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11.4
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A person killing cattle must take *reasonable action* to confirm the animal is dead.
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POCTA, Tas Act, Implied by MCOP 9.2 (ensuring death implies confirmation of death).
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