Pig movement

Since 1 February 2018, the National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) Pigs has been used in Australia for tracing pig biosecurity, food safety, product integrity, and market access purposes.

As a result, the following requirements for pig movements are in place.

Moving pigs within SA

Pigs moved within South Australia must be:

Moving pigs to SA from interstate

Pigs will not be allowed to enter from herds where Porcine brucellosis is known or suspected.

Pigs moved to South Australia from interstate must be:

In addition, breeding pigs entering SA from Queensland and New South Wales must have a:

If herds from Queensland and New South Wales are not accredited, they must either:

  • have a negative brucellosis serological test result conducted within the previous 30 days
  • be moving to a South Australian facility approved by the Chief Inspector of Stock that carries out brucellosis testing before release.
Page last reviewed: 05 Sep 2022

 


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