ILRIC has been endorsed as the Australian Cattle Genetics Export Agency (ACGEA) by peak industry bodies; the Cattle Council of Australia (CCA), the Australian Livestock Exporters Council (ALEC) and the Australian Registered Cattle Breeders Association (ARCBA).
ILRIC provides independent certification of beef breeding animals based on the ACGEA standards.
An initiative of Meat and Livestock Australia and Livecorp, a new Beef Breeder Manual for Cold Climates has recently been published by Meat & Livestock Australia on behalf of the Australian Live...
A total of 15,242 breeding heifers and bulls were certified by ILRIC in 2016 which was down by 54% on the 28,394 cattle certified in 2015.
Breaking down the 2016 certifications further...
