Implementation and None infrastructure and Total infrastructure and infrastructure costs implementation cost of implementation cost of $10.25 million. $10.25 million Estimation of ongoing labour costs Number of animals costed For Option 1, 35 million When Option 2 is When Option 3 is (based on animals animals. implemented, implemented, approximately 23 million approximately 35 million sheep and goats. sheep and goats. Labour costs Increase of $0.01 per sheep Increase of $0.10 per sheep Increase of $0.10 per sheep farm over base case. through saleyard over base through saleyard over base Increase of $0.30 per sheep case. case. through saleyard over base Increase of $0.05 per sheep Increase of $0.05 per sheep case. through abattoir over base through abattoir over base Increase of $0.075 per case. case. sheep through abattoir over base case. Estimation of tagging costs Number of animals costed Same as current system When Option 2 is fully When Option 3 is fully on lambs marked and implemented, a total of implemented, a total of goats turned-off) approximately 23 million approximately 35 million lambs and goats annually. lambs and goats annually. Additional cost per tag No additional costs Electronic tagging cost Electronic tagging cost above cost of visual tag above cost of visual tag (visual tag = $0.30): (visual tag = $0.30): $0.50 with an EID tag $0.50 with an EID tag – – price of $0.80 of $0.80 $0.60 with an EID tag $0.60 with an EID tag – – price of $0.90 price of $0.90 $1.00 with an EID tag $1.00 with an EID tag – – price of $1.30 price of $1.30 Data The data used to derive and goat movements and the assumptions to estimate costs were sourced from: ABARES (2012a) AAGIS survey data Sheep turn-off rates Percentages of sheep sales by destination ABARES agricultural commodity data Sheep flock Sheep and lamb slaughtered Live exports ABS (2012a, b) data on agricultural commodities marked DAFF (2012) transaction levy data Goat numbers slaughtered Goat numbers transacted FAO (2012) agriculture statistics Goat population estimates Centre for International Economics (2010) report on NLIS
Implementation and infrastructure costs None infrastructure and implementation cost of $10.25 million. Total infrastructure and implementation cost of $10.25 million Estimation of ongoing labour costs Number of animals costed (based on animals For Option 1, 35 million animals. When Option 2 is implemented, approximately 23 million sheep and goats. When Option 3 is implemented, approximately 35 million sheep and goats. Labour costs Increase of $0.01 per sheep farm over base case. Increase of $0.30 per sheep through saleyard over base case. Increase of $0.075 per sheep through abattoir over base case. Increase of $0.10 per sheep through saleyard over base case. Increase of $0.05 per sheep through abattoir over base case. Increase of $0.10 per sheep through saleyard over base case. Increase of $0.05 per sheep through abattoir over base case. Estimation of tagging costs Number of animals costed on lambs marked and goats turned-off) Same as current system When Option 2 is fully implemented, a total of approximately 23 million lambs and goats annually. When Option 3 is fully implemented, a total of approximately 35 million lambs and goats annually. Additional cost per tag No additional costs Electronic tagging cost above cost of visual tag (visual tag = $0.30): – $0.50 with an EID tag price of $0.80 – $0.60 with an EID tag price of $0.90 – $1.00 with an EID tag price of $1.30 Electronic tagging cost above cost of visual tag (visual tag = $0.30): – $0.50 with an EID tag of $0.80 – $0.60 with an EID tag price of $0.90 – $1.00 with an EID tag price of $1.30 Data The data used to derive and goat movements and the assumptions to estimate costs were sourced from: ABARES (2012a) AAGIS survey data Sheep turn-off rates Percentages of sheep sales by destination ABARES agricultural commodity data Sheep flock Sheep and lamb slaughtered Live exports ABS (2012a, b) data on agricultural commodities marked DAFF (2012) transaction levy data Goat numbers slaughtered Goat numbers transacted FAO (2012) agriculture statistics Goat population estimates Centre for International Economics (2010) report on NLIS
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