Traceability in the equine industry has been a highly-discussed topic for several years, with varying progress across the country to move forward with a national infrastructure. NIAA sought to establish consensus on the parameters of a national equine identification program, and provide recommendations for advancing equine identification technologies and electronic data capture methodologies by involving stakeholders from across the horse industry to get a broad perspective on the state of today’s technology and its uses.

The government has not called for legislated mandatory Hendra vaccination, as there is no precedent for this in human and animal health in Queensland. The government has however endorsed a recommendation of the AVA for the right of horse event organizers to insist on mandatory vaccination as a condition for entry into competition.