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Mobile abattoir granted a commercial operating licence in NSW

Mobile abattoir-processed meat wins Australian Food Awards medal

Australia’s first mobile abattoir project has reached a significant milestone, earning a gold medal for its packaged beef program in the non-MSA branded beef category at the 2019 Australian Food Awards announced in Melbourne last week.

Eliminating the need for live transport of cattle, Provenir’s commercially-licensed mobile abattoir processes livestock at the point of production, on the farm where they are raised.

A passion for animal welfare and producing quality beef led the founders of Provenir to develop Australia’s first and only mobile on-farm abattoir.

The resulting on-farm processed beef received a gold medal and best in class in the non-MSA branded beef category at the 2019 Australian Food Awards.

The win comes just two months after the Provenir project was granted a licence by the NSW Food Authority to operate the mobile, on-farm abattoir – the first of its kind in Australia. The first kills of Hereford cattle took place on a property neat Claredale, NSW.

“Our team set out to improve animal welfare and offer all Australians an opportunity to experience the quality of beef only achieved through on-farm processing,” co-founder and chief executive Chris Balazs said.

“Farmers have always known about the superior quality of meat produced from livestock processed on-farm. Eliminating the stress associated with live transport to an abattoir is simply better for animal welfare,” he said. “There’s plenty of scientific evidence to support the link between animal stress and meat quality, and being judged as the best and winning these awards backs up that science.”

The judging process is completely blind, with the panellists unaware that the meat being sampled was from Provenir, nor processed on-farm. Five criteria are assessed, with Provenir’s entry being awarded the highest outright score in four of the five areas judged.

Provenir has now been invited to compete in the AFA Championship Judging round, the winners of which will be announced in September at the Australian Food Awards presentation dinner.

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Highest Welfare

Provenir farmers utilise low-stress handling techniques and raise their livestock on open pastures within a familiar herd structure; allowing the animals to express their natural character.

Processed on-farm

Instead of the livestock being transported, the abattoir comes to the farm. Eliminates unnecessary stress on animals associated with live transport. Less stress means less adrenalin produced, and thus more retained glycogen stores in the meat, leading to exceptional eating quality, taste and tenderness.

Full traceability

Provenir oversees the whole operation from purchasing livestock on-farm direct from our partnering farmers to the on-farm processing, into our butchery and on to you. By processing on-farm and utilising the latest in digital traceability technology we are able to provide full transparency and guaranteed provenance.

Grass-fed & free
range

Provenir partners with farmers who raise their livestock free-range and grass-fed.
For cattle and lamb, this means they are fed on natural grasses, pasture, hay or silage.

Exceptional eating
quality

Our on-farm process and artisan butchery techniques ensure that the quality of the meat is retained and maximised throughout the whole process.

No added hormones,
herd antibiotics, or
intensive feedlots

Provenir farmers raise their livestock naturally: they do not feedlot, nor do they add hormones or antibiotics to the feed as growth promotants.

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