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  • Biogas Code of Practice Consultation Workshops

    APL has developed a risk based Code of Practice for On-farm Biogas Production and Use (Piggeries) in response to growing interest in Biogas technology from Australian pig producers.  APL, through a previous project identified that there was a lot of …

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  • 2015-2020 Strategic Plan Consultation

    The APL 2015–2020 Strategic Plan consultation process continues with all meetings across the country now completed. To all of those producers who attended meetings, APL thanks you for your contributions so far. APL would like to offer all producers that have …

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  • Corrective Statement

    Australian Pork Limited (APL) issued Media Releases on 11 April and 19 December 2012 concerning the progress of the Australian pork industry’s initiative to move away from the use of sow stalls by 2017. APL made statements in those Releases …

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  • Notice of AGM and Annual Conference

    The APL Annual Conference and Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held at the Marriott Hotel, cnr Exhibition and Lonsdale Streets, Melbourne on Thursday 21 November 2012. The Annual Conference will commence at 9.00am and the AGM will commence at 1.00pm. For …

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A Review of Transport Practices and Mortalities in Australia

20 Pages
1 Nov 0012
Author(s): Sara Willis, Kerry Bell, Ross Knight, John Riley, Graeme Pope

Australian Pork Limited commissioned an investigation into the impact of the transportation of pigs over longer distances for slaughter in response to the rationalisation of the abattoir sector in Australia. As the distance between farm and abattoir increases, the industry must ensure that pig welfare in transit is not compromised. The survey found deaths in transit were lower than in previous surveys due to a number of factors including producers participating in the APIQ?® program, greater use of employees trained in the movement of pigs, use of the APL ‘Is It Fit to Load?’ Guide, and other contributing factors.

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