Background
With over 100 notifiable diseases including Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) and Lumpy Skin Disease, the biosecurity risk landscape is evolving. Market access depends on proactive biosecurity management—businesses that stay ahead of risks can continue trading through an incursion or swiftly regain access.
ExoFlare enables businesses to stay ahead of the risks, ensuring that biosecurity threats don’t become trade barriers. By digitising biosecurity processes and enhancing transparency across the supply chain, we help cattle producers, feedlots and meat processors keep their supply chains open—even in high-risk environments.
The Bali FMD outbreak underscored the need for a more robust biosecurity solution, prompting Kylagh to seek a streamlined, digital system for visitor and truck driver sign-ins.
“Obviously, the cattle trucks are the highest risk to us, not just in relation to FMD, but in relation to all kinds of biosecurity animal hazards. They go to so many different places across the state. We had to keep it simple and streamlined for everybody.”
— Kate Hutchinson, Administration Manager
The Challenge
Before implementing ExoFlare, Kylagh faced several biosecurity and operational inefficiencies:
- Paper-Based Sign-Ins: Visitor logs were recorded manually on clipboards, often leading to missing or incomplete records.
- Limited Accountability: Without a digital system, tracking visitor history for audits or compliance was difficult.
- Heightened Biosecurity Risks: The risk of disease transmission, particularly FMD, made enhanced visitor screening a priority.
- Truck Driver Compliance: Ensuring that all incoming vehicles adhered to hygiene standards required a more structured approach.
Getting Started With Exoflare
As concerns over FMD grew, Kylagh’s trucking company recommended ExoFlare, a digital biosecurity management tool designed to track visitor movement and enforce hygiene protocols. Recognising its potential, Kylagh quickly adopted the system, collaborating with ExoFlare to tailor the platform to its specific needs.
The setup process was straightforward, with property-specific QR code sign-ins strategically placed at key entry points, including the truck weigh station and front foyer. The sign artwork was provided by ExoFlare, making it easy to create the signs in various sizes for each location. The sign-in questionnaire was tailored from a range of options, to reflect Kylagh’s operation and biosecurity requirements. Over time, the system was refined to ensure seamless integration into daily operations, making it easy for truck drivers and visitors to comply.
How it Works Today
Since its implementation, ExoFlare has significantly strengthened Kylagh’s biosecurity measures and streamlined daily operations:
- Enhanced Biosecurity Enforcement – Every visitor and driver is now required to comply with strict biosecurity protocols.
- Operational Efficiency – Employees can send pre-filled sign-in links to visitors and truck drivers in advance, reducing admin time.
- Automated Risk Assessments – ExoFlare evaluates visitor risk levels based on travel history and exposure, providing real-time insights.
- Improved Truck Driver Compliance – Frequent drivers benefit from the “Remember Me” function, enabling faster check-ins.
- Seamless Integration – Visitors and truck drivers now expected to use ExoFlare, making compliance second nature.
“At this stage with biosecurity, you’ve got no excuse. It takes a bit to set up, but once it’s set up, it’s easy. You need one person dedicated to running it, and after that, it becomes part of everyday business.”
— Kate Hutchinson, Administration Manager
The Benefits
The introduction of ExoFlare has delivered multiple advantages for Kylagh:
- Increased Accountability – Digital visitor logs provide easy access to historical records for audits and compliance checks.
- Enhanced Professionalism – A streamlined biosecurity system reinforces Kylagh’s commitment to providing a premium service to clients such as Coles and Harvest Road.
- Industry Leadership – By adopting digital biosecurity solutions, Kylagh is setting a new standard for the Australian feedlot sector.
- Future-Proofing Operations – Plans are in place to enhance signage and QR code accessibility, by placing a large QR code sign at truck height at the entrance so that drivers can sign-in from the cab.
By embracing digital biosecurity solutions, Kylagh has not only strengthened its defenses against FMD but also positioned itself as an industry leader in proactive biosecurity risk management.
