You may need to comply with this standard if you are involved during any step of the process of transporting livestock by road, rail or by livestock transport vehicle aboard a ship.
The standard applies to all the major commercial livestock industries in Australia, including:
- alpacas
- buffalo
- camels
- cattle
- deer
- emus and ostriches
- goats
- horses
- pigs
- poultry (meat chickens, layers, turkeys, ducks, geese, pheasants, guinea fowl, partridge, quail and pigeons)
- sheep.
This standard applies to all those responsible for the care and management of livestock during transport, including:
- drivers
- transport companies
- owners
- agents
- livestock handlers at farming enterprises, depots, saleyards, feedlots and livestock-processing plants.
