Animal Welfare Standards - Australian Meat Industry Council

Standard 2:
Design and maintenance
of facilities and equipment
Outcome
Facilities and equipment are designed and
maintained to ensure minimal interference
or stress is incurred by livestock.
Principles
1. Facilities and equipment are designed and
maintained to ensure its effective operation
and use and is appropriate for the species
and class of livestock.
2. Facilities are free from protrusions and other
objects that can cause injury, are clean and in
good working order.
3. Design of facilities takes into account
protecting animals from extremes of weather
and provides effective ventilation.
4. Flooring in pens, laneways, races and ramps
is constructed with materials that minimise
slipping, falling and injury.
5. Lairage holding pens provide sufficient space
for the number of livestock expected to be
held at any one time.
6. Facilities are available to care for, or to
segregate, weak, ill or injured animals.
7. Facilities for water are available and
operational in all lairage holding pens.
8. Facilities for providing feed are available and
operational as necessary.
9. Lighting is adequate and uniform across the
lairage holding pens, ramps and raceways to
aid animal movement and for the inspection
of livestock.
INDUSTRY ANIMAL WELFARE STANDARDS
10. Equipment for humane destruction is
available, fully operational and appropriate
for the species and class of livestock.
11. Equipment for humane destruction is
cleaned, maintained, operated and stored in
accordance with manufacturer’s
specifications.
12. Restraining equipment is designed and
maintained to restrain animals effectively
and with minimal stress.
13. Stunning equipment is fully operational
and appropriate for the species and class of
livestock.
14. Stunning equipment is tested, cleaned,
maintained, operated and stored in
accordance with manufacturer’s
specifications.
15. Back-up stunning equipment is available,
fully operational and appropriate for the
species being slaughtered.
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