​​​​Tasmania's Dairy Animal Health and Welfare Action Group has produced a Guide to Tasmanian Dairy Cattle Welfare:

Guide to Tasmanian Dairy Cattle Welfare (1.58 MB)

Under the Animal Welfare Act 1993, there are many classes of people deemed to be responsible for the welfare of animals. This means that in addition to the owner, people have some responsibility if they have cattle on agistment or loan, if they are a livestock carrier or livestock agent, or if they have animals in their care in any other way. 

• NRE Tas vets and animal welfare officers,
• RSPCA Tasmania,
• the Dairy Centre of the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA), or
  
• your regular private vet.

Contacts

For advice on herd management visit the Dairy Australia website, or call DairyTas on (03) 6432 2233.