Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

Information

MAF seeks to encourage high-performing sectors; to develop safe and freer trade; to ensure healthy New Zealanders; and to protect the natural resources of the country for the benefit of future generations.

Position on NAIT

MAF believes that New Zealand’s animal identification and traceability systems should be enhanced to better manage biosecurity risk and to safeguard access to export markets.

It believes a national system that provides life-time traceability of cattle and deer will improve disease surveillance and reduce incursion response times.

In the event of an outbreak, such a system would help give assurance to export markets that New Zealand had identified and contained all the affected animals.

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Contact

To discuss NAIT with MAF please contact Susan Keenan
susan.keenan@maf.govt.nz
www.maf.govt.nz

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