At Yangedi Beef, animal welfare is at the heart of everything we do.  From birth through to processing, we maintain full responsibility for the care and wellbeing of our animals.

We farm because we love animals and the lands on which they graze.  Spending time with the cows, moving them between paddocks, feeding them hay, watching over their births is easy.  Prior to commencing onsite processing, by far and away the hardest part of farming was when it was time for our animals to leave the property to be processed.  We never sold to feedlots.

When we purchase cattle from our selected local farmers, we do so knowing the manner in which they have been born and raised.  We preference farmers who farm like us, and we always know the cow’s life story.  We transport the cows ourselves, typically to the Coolup farm where their grazing is managed until ready for transport to Keysbrook.

By introducing onsite processing, we are able to ensure the best welfare for our cows from start to finish.  The cows are moved to the Keysbrook property at least 30 days prior to processing.  This allows the cows time to become familiar with the surroundings where they continue to graze on pasture, are moved every day or two, and are regularly walked through our easy flow yards to be weighed. 

On their final day, they leave their overnight yard and walk an additional 10 metres to be processed.  They are not held head to tail in forcing races, rather they walk at their own pace into the sealed room.  We do not think it can be done any better but if we were to think of a way we would implement it.