Animal Welfare Guidelines - Trade and Transport of Calves, including Bobby Calves

​​The Animal Welfare Guidelines include information on:
  • Duty of care
  • Feeding
  • Facilities for calves
  • Maturity and acceptability for sale or slaughter
  • Calf diseases and drug residues
  • Transport
  • Emergency humane destruction
  • Minimum requirements

Animal Welfare Guidelines - Trade and Transport of Calves, including Bobby Calves (113 KB)


For further information see also Caring for bobby calves before and during transport


NOTE: bobby calves must not be transported across Bass Strait!



Contact

Animal Welfare Enquiries
13 St Johns Avenue
New Town TAS 7008
Phone: 03 6165 3777
Email: AnimalWelfare.Enquiries@nre.tas.gov.au