National Wool Declaration (NWD)
The animal welfare issue of mulesing has been topical since 2004. From this time the Australian sheep and wool industry has made a strategic commitment to develop and implement alternatives to mulesing . While this goal is a major challenge, it also represents a unique opportunity for the Australian Wool industry to be the leader in responding to changing global customer requirements and attitudes.
To enable woolgrowers wishing to promote to downstream users the evolving changes in their animal welfare practices, there is a need for a standardised declaration method. This is the function of the National Wool Declaration (NWD).
Once a woolgrower has completed the NWD, the contents are converted by the wool handling agent into a recognised Mulesing Status code for inclusion in the sale catalogue.
2011 Review of the NWD
For Seller using software that does not automatically calculate the Mulesing Status
NWD February 2012 Landscape V5.0a
NWD February 2012 Portrait V5.0a
For Sellers using software that automatically calculates the Mulesing Status
NWD February 2012 Landscape V5.0b
NWD February 2012 Portrait V5.0b
For Sellers requiring a Separate NWD
NWD February 2012 Separate V5.0