NAIT system upgrade improves livestock data integrity

24 January 2020

OSPRI is committed to improving the usability of the NAIT system for farmers. Here are the details of a recent upgrade.

National beef survey supports Mycoplasma bovis eradication

22 January 2020

The Mycoplasma bovis Programme is starting a National Beef Survey to provide additional assurance that the disease is not widespread in the national beef breeding and stud herd

Are you paying the correct slaughter levy?

7 January 2020

To ensure you are paying the correct slaughter levy it is important you update the animal production type in NAIT.

NAIT legislation changes

11 December 2019

The NAIT Amendment Bill (No 2) has been passed by Parliament with most changes to be phased in next year. There are, however, some changes set to take immediate effect.

December 2019

6 December 2019

This month we review the year from a farmgate perspective. There's an update on the Hawke's Bay TB response and Dairy NZ's Biosecurity Manager discusses the value of traceability

OSPRI year in focus

5 December 2019

As 2019 draws to a close, OSPRI Mid-North Island Committee chair Chris Irons provides a farmgate perspective on OSPRI’s activities.

Nourishing calves with NAIT

26 November 2019

NAIT system upgrade - new email notification for PICAs

22 November 2019

We have recently made an important change to the NAIT system. From 24 November people in charge of animals (PICAs) will receive an email notification when an animal is removed from their NAIT account.

Investigation underway after Kākā deaths

15 November 2019

Dunedin’s Ōrokonui Ecosanctuary has reported that two kākā have been found dead locally this week and initial autopsies indicate that the birds were poisoned by an anticoagulant toxin.

November 2019

8 November 2019

Check out the key activities related to traceability and disease management this past year in the OSPRI Annual Report. OSPRI launches its first ever podcast with Kevin Forward (Head of NAIT) joined by leaders from DairyNZ and Beef + Lamb NZ.