Animal Welfare Standards Comparison
How does Australia’s livestock animal welfare system compare to the UK’s Red Tractor scheme?
How does Australia’s livestock animal welfare system compare to the UK’s Red Tractor scheme?
Our report compares Red Tractor’s Beef & Lamb Standards with Australia’s animal welfare framework for beef and lamb production, which includes the Livestock Production Assurance (LPA) program and the Australian Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines for cattle, sheep, and land transport of livestock.
Differences in Context
Australia’s vast landscapes and highly varied climate shape how livestock are managed. In the tropical north, production practices differ significantly from those in the temperate south – yet both aim to deliver equivalent welfare outcomes.
Production systems are matched to regional conditions. Sheep are predominantly raised in the south areas while cattle breeds vary according to climate; with tropical breeds more prevalent further north.
Australia’s animal welfare systems reflect this diversity, combining legislation, national standards, and on-farm quality
assurance programs to safeguard animal wellbeing.
These environmental and operational factors also lead to some requirements in the UK system not applying in Australia.
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