Day 2: May 24

Day 2: May 24

Another beautiful day in Australia. Started off the day by learned about the national livestock identification system. Tony Britt, director of animal health and welfare, informed us about the mandatory ID system for cattle. I found the presentation very informative and the system is very facing ting. Each calf is required by law to be tagged with the eID tag. Each transport of the calf requires a scan and is reported to a state database. They instituted this system about ten years ago. Australia is very advanced in animal health and the tracking system would be of great value in the case of a disease outbreak. Farmers can also use the tracking devices on their farm to help them better manage their animals. Tagging of sheep is not mandatory but within a few years it likely will be.

After visiting with the department of primary industries we had a little down time to sightsee around Melbourne. The city is absolutely gorgeous, the fall weather makes me so happy :) We stopped by the Shrine of Remembrance, a memorial built in remembrance of world war one. We also walked through a st. Patrick's cathedral. The cathedral was absolutely stunning and beautiful.

We wrapped up the planned activities with a tour of the Carlton United Brewery. It was neat to walk through the plan and see the bottles getting filled. They produce two million liters in 24 hrs, that's quite a bit of booze. The class's favorite event was most likely the taste testing. I tasted most of the beers however it's not really my thing. They tell me I don't have to acquired taste haha

Pictures:
1.Botanic garden
2.Shrine of Remembrance
3.Brewery
4.Cathedral

Until tomorrow mates!