Livestock Programs
Our Livestock Team
Experienced people who care about cattle
Most of our team have been raised on or have cattle properties of their own. They’re talented and passionate people who value relationships, love our industry and respect animals through and through. These values were established early on by the four founding Teys brothers, and today are championed by Geoff Teys, a second generation Teys family member, with more than 50 years’ experience in the Aussie cattle industry.
Our livestock team draws on rich agricultural and animal science backgrounds, and a lifetime of experience supporting producers.
Our Experience
Delivering on our promises, every day
At Teys, we firmly believe a deal is a deal. It’s our way. Always has been, and always will. When you work with us, you know you’ll get a partner you can trust, and you can work with a team who cares for you and your livestock as much as you do. We know how hard you work day in and day out, and our livestock team is here for the long haul to help you wherever we can.
By partnering with us, you’re also partnering with an ever-evolving global food group. You’ll have access to our integrated production network, cattle performance feedback technology to support your business and insights to help with on-farm practices. We export Aussie products to more than 60 international markets, across six continents, so you become an integral part of our mission of feeding people and enriching lives around the world.
How to Sell to Teys
Our buyers are always here to help you if you’re interested in selling to Teys and joining one of our six livestock programs. Working with Teys, our team partners with you to make sure your hard work is making a difference to people across Australia and around the world.
You can read more below about our different livestock programs and how you can participate.
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Grasslands
Grasslands is a premium, natural range underpinned by the Grasslands Pasturefed Standard. This standard focuses on three key areas:
- Traceability and Quality System – All cattle must be fully lifetime traceable, so that we can be sure raising claims are verified from birth. Cattle must also be Meat Standards Australia (MSA) eligible.
- Grass fed – All cattle must be lifetime free from a diet of grain and grain by-products. Cattle must never be confined for the purpose of intensive feeding and must have free access to graze in open pastures.
- Animal Production – All cattle must be completely free from any added hormones or antibiotics.
Why join?
- Access to premium markets all year round
- Free to join
- Teys covers all auditing costs
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Teys Certified Angus
This program underpins our Teys Certified Premium Black Angus brand. Cattle in this program must be verified via the National Vendor Declaration and the Teys Angus Declaration.
Why join?
- Access to premium markets all year round
- Free to join
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EU
To join the EU program, cattle must be accredited under the European Union Cattle Accreditation Scheme (EUCAS). Key requirements for EU are that cattle have never been treated with hormonal growth promotants and maintain lifetime traceability.
Why join?
- Access to premium markets all year round
- We buy grass-fed and grain-fed cattle for our EU program
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Meat Standards Australia
All our branded programs are underpinned by Meat Standards Australia (MSA) to ensure we maintain the eating quality integrity of our products. MSA takes into account all factors that affect eating quality.
Why become MSA accredited?
- Access to market premiums and our branded programs (where additional eligibility crriteria are met)
- Registration is free
- Provides grading information and extended feedback, allowing you to benchmark your cattle performance
- Access to MSA resources
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Grain Fed
To supply our premium grain-fed brands, cattle must be sourced from National Feedlot Accreditation Scheme (NFAS) accredited feedlots and fed an eligible ration for a minimum of 100 days.
- Access to premium markets all year round
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Organic
We buy organic cattle from producers who are accredited by the USDA National Organic Program (NOP) for processing at our Naracoorte (SA) and Biloela (QLD) plants. These are third-party, independently audited accreditation programs. Cattle supplied into our organic program must also be part of our Grasslands program
Why join?
- Access to premium organic markets
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Animal Welfare
Maintaining the highest animal welfare practices
We are committed to maintaining the highest animal welfare practices across our entire supply chain. That’s why it’s important every producer we work with shares our standards and meets our Vendor Animal Welfare Requirements.
Our strong relationships with our Aussie producers, suppliers, and transporters mean we can make sure that the best practice animal welfare standards are always upheld.
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“Having a cattle property of my own really helps me relate to our producers. We’ve faced the same trials and tribulations, so I understand where they’re coming from and what they want out of their relationship with Teys.”
Jake,
Strategic Supply Chain Manager.
Naracoorte, South Australia.
