Animal Welfare Standards - Australian Meat Industry Council

Table of contents
SECTION ONE – INTRODUCTION 5
PREFACE 6
MISSION 6
PURPOSE 6
SCOPE 7
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 7
APPLICATION 8
EQUIVALENCE 8
SUMMARY OF THE STANDARDS 9
SECTION TWO – THE STANDARDS 11
STANDARD 1: MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES AND PLANNING 12
STANDARD 2: DESIGN AND MAINTENANCE OF FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT 13
STANDARD 3: STAFF COMPETENCY 14
STANDARD 4: MANAGEMENT AND HUMANE DESTRUCTION OF WEAK,
ILL OR INJURED LIVESTOCK 15
STANDARD 5: MANAGEMENT OF LIVESTOCK TO MINIMISE STRESS AND INJURIES 16
STANDARD 6: HUMANE SLAUGHTER PROCEDURES 17
SECTION THREE – PERFORMANCE INDICATORS FOR IMPLEMENTATION- ON PLANT USE ONLY 19
SECTION FOUR – AUDIT CHECKLIST FOR MONITORING PURPOSES 39
APPENDICES 51
APPENDIX 1: AUSTRALIAN STANDARD 52
APPENDIX 2: THE MANAGEMENT GROUP 53
APPENDIX 3: FLOW DIAGRAM OF ANIMAL WELFARE CONSIDERATIONS 54
APPENDIX 4: DEFINITIONS 55
APPENDIX 5: SIGNS OF SUCCESSFUL STUN 57
APPENDIX 6: STOCKING DENSITIES FOR LIVESTOCK IN LAIRAGE 58
APPENDIX 7: MONITORING PROCEDURES 59
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 63
INDUSTRY ANIMAL WELFARE STANDARDS
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