Beef Only - A New Assurance Category for BJD

Beef Only is a new herd category to help assure cattle buyers about the very low risk of BJD in beef herds that have had little or no contact with dairy cattle.

The beef cattle industry and state animal health authorities agreed in September 2004 that cattle from herds that qualify as Beef Only represent a low risk of BJD. They also agreed that herds that qualify as Beef Only can trade into BJD Protected Zones of NSW, Queensland and South Australia without herds having to be tested. Audits of written declarations at saleyards have found high levels of compliance with the scheme.

Download the Beef Only Animal Health Statement below. This document should be completed and provided at the time of sale for all lines of Beef Only cattle.

For more information please go to the following links to access information material which has been developed:

  1. Beef Only Poster (62 KB)

  2. Beef Only Flyer (208 KB)

To order multiple copies of the materials above, please fill in the publications order form and send it back via email or fax.

Page Updated: 12 November 2008

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