For Australian operations

Cattle management software built for Australian beef.

NLIS herd registers, treatment records with automatic WHP tracking, NVD generation, calving records, weights, paddock rotations, and rainfall logging — all on the phone you carry into the yards.

Why farmers choose PaddockMateIQ

Whether you run a hundred-head cow-calf operation in the Hunter or a 5,000-head backgrounding job in central Queensland, the painful parts of beef production are the same: keeping NLIS records audit-ready, knowing exactly when each treatment's withholding clears, generating NVDs in a hurry when an agent rings about a sale, and not double-counting calves at marking. PaddockMateIQ takes that whole stack off paper.

NLIS-compliant from day one. Movements between PICs, vendor-bred status, life-time traceability — all captured against the right RFID + visual tag combination. CSV exports drop straight into the NLIS upload form. Audit visits become "here's the screen, look as long as you want."

Treatments with automatic WHP and ESI. Log a treatment using an APVMA-registered product (we bundle the standard AU livestock list) and the meat and milk withholding clear-dates land on the animal's record automatically. ESI for live export markets too. Reminders fire 14 days before clearance so you know what you can and can't sell.

NVDs in two minutes flat. Pre-fills from your herd. Captures Q&As (LPA, NCHD, dairy treatments, chemical residues). Generates the PDF. Email to the buyer or print at the yards. No more rifling through a folder for last year's NVD to copy the format off.

What you get

NLIS herd register

Every animal carries its RFID, visual tag, PIC of birth, current PIC, and lifetime movement history. Export an NLIS-compliant herd register PDF whenever an auditor asks.

Treatment register

Log vaccinations, drenches, antibiotics, hormonal growth promotants. APVMA-registered product list pre-loaded. WHP and ESI compute automatically. SDS attached to each chemical.

Calving records

Cow ID, sire (paddock or AI), calving date, assistance level, calf details, mortality. Calving-ease history per cow flags problem mothers before next joining.

NVDs and movements

Generate LPA-compliant NVDs from your herd in two minutes. Record movements between PICs. CSV-export NLIS movements straight to nlis.com.au.

Weights and growth

Tag-side weight entry. Average daily gain calculated automatically. Sale-weight projections from current weight + growth rate.

Rotational grazing

Move a mob in two taps. Days-of-rest tracking per paddock. Pasture observations (rainfall, ground cover, growth stage) on the same screen.

How it works

  1. Set up your PIC and herd

    Enter your PIC and import your existing herd from a spreadsheet, NLIS extract, or by adding animals one at a time. We handle visual tags, RFIDs, ear tags and brands.

  2. Record in the yards

    Use your phone in the crush. Vaccinate a draft. Log it once. WHP clear-dates appear on every animal immediately. Photo-capture supports condition scoring.

  3. Pull NVDs and registers on demand

    Two-minute NVD generation. NLIS herd register PDF for biosecurity audits. Treatment register for buyer confidence. All exports available 24/7.

Common questions

Is this compliant with NLIS Cattle requirements?

Yes. PIC capture, RFID + visual tag, life-time movement traceability and NLIS-compliant CSV exports for upload to nlis.com.au are built in. Every animal record carries its full movement history from birth PIC to current PIC.

Can I generate NVDs from PaddockMateIQ?

Yes. Generate LPA-compliant NVDs in two minutes — pre-fills from your herd, captures the standard LPA Q&A, produces a PDF you can email to the buyer or print at the yards. Each NVD links to the animals it covers so you have an audit trail.

How does WHP tracking work for cattle?

Every treatment entry asks for the product (APVMA list bundled), dose and date. We compute the meat-WHP clear date, milk-WHP if relevant, and ESI for export. Animals currently in WHP show a warning chip on every screen. Reminders fire 14 days before WHP clears.

Will it work for both stud and commercial herds?

Yes. Commercial herds use the standard mob and movement workflows. Stud herds add full multi-generation pedigree (up to 6 generations), mating and AI records, pregnancy test results, calving records and offspring tracking — all linked back through a single mating record.

Can I track multiple properties and PICs?

Yes. Set up multiple properties (each with its own PIC). Inter-property movements generate NLIS movement records automatically. Useful for agistment, leased blocks or multi-PIC operations.

What about dairy treatments and milk WHPs?

Milk-WHP is tracked separately from meat-WHP — both clear-dates appear on the animal's record. Treatment-register exports include milk withholding for dairy buyer documentation.

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