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Is the animal fit to load?

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  1. Introduction

    About this package
  2. Roles and Responsibilities
    Who is the 'person in charge' of the animals?
  3. How to assess if the animal is fit to load
    Good animal husbandry
  4. Preparing animals for transport
  5. Is it fit to load checklist
  6. Bobby Calves
  7. Feed and water requirements
  8. Managing effluent
  9. Loading densities
  10. Using firearms and penetrating captive bolts for euthanasia
  11. Confirming death
  12. Animals that are unfit to load
    Lamness
  13. Visual signs of injury or compromised welfare
  14. Blindness or eye disease
  15. Late pregnancy
  16. Emaciated, dehydrated or weak
  17. Conclusion
    Conclusion
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Good animal husbandry

Good animal husbandry

Practising good animal husbandry ensures that the basic needs of animals are met and is essential for maintaining acceptable animal welfare standards. 

Good animal husbandry must ensure:

  • a level of nutrition adequate to sustain good health and welfare
  • access to sufficient water of suitable quality and quantity to meet physiological needs
  • social contact with other livestock of the same species
  • sufficient space to stand, lie and stretch limbs, adequate opportunity to move freely and exhibit normal patterns of behaviour 
  • the facilities, equipment, husbandry and handling procedures used minimise the stress to livestock 
  • the risk of pain, injury or disease is minimised 
  • provision of appropriate treatment including euthanasia if necessary 
  • provision of reasonable precautions against extremes of weather or natural disasters