Australian Agricultural Nutrition Consulting
Intensive and Pastoral Dairying / Dairy Product Supply Chains1.) Animal sourcing, logistics & live exporting
- Animal selection and procurement
- Live exporting protocols and full logistics
- Animals sourced from all states of Australia, Ireland or other countries, according to international export protocols
- Supply of semen and embryos by arrangement
2.) Nutritional Services
- Ration formulation - maximum profit, lowest milk cost systems
- Feed commodity selection, quality assurance, handling, processing & storage
- Forage crop management advice
- Silage production, storage and management and agronomic support service
- Selection of feed mixing and handling equipment
- Nutritional audits
- Performance evaluation and computer simulation of performance, using NRC and CPM modeling programs
- Gross margin analysis
- Stockfeed mill least cost diet formulation and commodity purchasing advice
- Feed process engineering - pellet manufacture, high moisture grains, feed sterilization
- Specialist feed processing, including protein and lipid (fat) protection technologies targeting more health focused end products for consumers
3.) Veterinary Management Services
- Comprehensive health management advisory service
- Advice on the sourcing and supply of veterinary pharmaceuticals, including vaccines, parasitides and approved feed additives, together with advice on their recommended usage and application
- Biosecurity plan development & comprehensive implementation; in accordance with EU and relevant government veterinary regulatory authorities
- Monitoring of herd health including epidemiological studies
- Advice on best practice animal welfare strategies
- Traceability systems
4.) Project Management - Dairy Feedlots and Milk Factories
- Dairy farm/feedlot design and construction advice
- Compliance with local government and environmental regulations
- Milk factories - design and construction advice; quality assurance
- Feasibility Studies
- Commissioning of new projects
- Comprehensive economic analysis and investment advice, including financial modelling for investment and banking purposes.
5.) Marketing and Supply Chain Management
- Complete supply chain support services; including marketing and management advice and supply chain audits. This includes analysis of product mix, margin mix analysis and maximum profit analysis.
- Retail product value adding, traceability, packaging and marketing - to supermarket and hotel trades.
6.) Quality Management and Auditing Services
- Dairy farms/feedlots, milk factories and value added milk products
- Stockfeed mills
- QA Manual / HACCP Plan / Traceability/ Biosecurity Plan development and auditing
- Standard Operating Procedures and Work Instructions, Staff training and auditing
- Plant hygiene standards and auditing
- Storage and handling of chemicals
- QA programs for companies seeking export approval for European Union, Australia or other countries
7.) Environmental Management Plans & Project Development Applications
- Environmental management plans; site based management plans
- Project development applications - in accordance with regulatory authority requirements
- Site selection feasibility studies, soil type suitability, ground water impact assessment, receptor analysis, feed supply, market access, biosecurity provisions
- Design of effluent and waste water management systems
- Options for best practice utilisation and disposal of effluent, waste water and solid wastes
- Soil profile, ground water and surface water nutrient monitoring