What We Offer
- A successful Livestock program be it for Breeding, Feedlot or Milk production which can be measured in added value. This value has to be achieved on many levels – Animal Welfare, Food conversion, Time & Profit etc. Our Team has the necessary experience and our network has the tools to deliver this solution for your livestock program.
- Livestock production needs to be Future Proof – balancing a No-tolerance Welfare and Biosecurity Policy with sustainability and recognizing carbon emission challenges and the need for more food production with price and cost offered on the basis of efficiency and not solely scale.
1. Infrastructure design
1.1 Layout for ease of management – Cattle handling & visual control
1.2 Livestock comfort for maximum performance
1.3 Handling facilities for veterinary intervention
1.4 Environmental mitigation and control against elements
1.5 Labour management
1.6 Holding biosecurity
1.7 Holding biodiversity and environmental impact/carbon footprint
2. Supply Chain
2.1 Sustainable source of livestock at first cost
2.2 Animal welfare standards during transport
2.3 Sustainable sources of supply ie. Deforestation/Brazil – NO!
2.4 Good genetic performance / Feed conversion
2.5 Biosecurity – Animal health integrity during transport
3. QAS – Quality Assurance Control Program
3.1 Meet international ISO standards – Own QAS scheme
3.2 Supplier audit – PO
3.3 Food chain audit – Avoid importing problems
3.4 Critical control point establishment – HACCP
3.5 Animal health plan – Holistic
3.6 Carbon – Green house gas policy
3.7 MAR – Microbial antibiotic resistance – Production and consumer
4. PPM – Production Performance Measurement
4.1 Weight gain performance
4.2 Genetic performance against local input costs
4.3 Food conversion and carcass muscle development
4.4 Develop own grading scale integrated with supply sources
4.5 Fat score management
4.6 Carcass yield management linked with 3.4.4
4.7 Feed intake and control management
5. Corporate Governance/Compliance/Marketing
5.1 QAS compliance management
5.2 International brand development
5.3 Regulatory compliance – National & International
5.4 Quality standard – PR
Our group operates its own fleet network Logistics Partners