MINTRAC MI & QA Conference Animal Welfare Certification & Auditing 17 September 2014
Animal Welfare Programs Delivered by AUS MEAT AAWCS Australian Livestock Processing Animal Welfare Certification System (WQA, Aldi) AMI American Meat Institute (Abattoirs) GAP Global Animal Partnership (On Farm Beef, 178) McDonalds (Beef, Pork & Poultry Abattoirs) KFC On Farm Poultry, back to Grandparent Birds
AAWCS Statistics (Australian Livestock Processing Animal Welfare Certification System) Launched at the 2013 AMIC Conference 58 Processing Est known were eligible for transition 50 are now certified 3 non eligible certifications 2Further Processors certified as Trade Mark Users 1 Retailer certified Trade Mark User
Establishment Certification by State Domestic Export Tier1 NSW 0 17 0 QLD 0 16 0 SA 0 6 0 TAS 1 2 0 VIC 0 9 2 WA 1 3 0
Auditor Training Animal Welfare Certification & Auditing AUS MEAT Animal Welfare Auditors Course Developed in Conjunction with MINTRAC Available to Internal, External, and Regulatory Auditors Fulfils training requirement to apply for AAWCS Auditor AAWCS Auditor Registration Approved Auditor Course/Training Exemplar Global Registered Auditor Evidence of audits (2) and a skills assessment for each species Practical understanding of the Meat Processing Industry and relevant Technologies Refer Registration Protocol for Approval of Auditors.
Objective To have international Customers recognise Animal Welfare Standards, Auditors and Audits conducted in Australia as being of an equivalent standard to their current requirements. Mutual Recognition PAACO Professional Animal Auditor Certification Organisation
Preparing for an Audit Advise Staff to act in their Normal Manner Review previous internal audit results Conducting Audits The Why The How
LIVESTOCK RECIEVAL Truck Suitability Construction Cleanliness Maintenance Livestock Handlers Drivers Plant Personnel Emergency Preparedness Downers Out of Hours Euthanasia Equipment
LIVESTOCK RECIEVAL Use of Goads Plants Responsibility Can result in Audit Failure Unloading Ramps Height Gaps between Ramp and Trucks Surface Slips, Falls, cleanliness Walls / Overheads (Injury Points)
YARDS Training of Operatives Records Annual Reviews Interviews Observations Handling, Moving Cattle, Pen Capacities Yards Facilities / Construction Construction Cleanliness Maintenance Potential Distractions (Hoses, Chains, Noise, Contrasting Surfaces, Reflections) Access to water / Cleanliness of Water
LEAD UP RACE Crowd Pen / Lead Up Race Potential Injury Points Potential Distractions Observations Handling, Moving Cattle Goad Use Vocalisation
LEAD UP RACE Knocking Box Construction / Potential Distractions Vocalisation Goad Usage Stunning Efficacy Restraint Equipment
Stunning Animal Welfare Certification & Auditing Equipment Type and Suitability Back Up Availability and Location Maintenance Records Bleed Rail Insensibility Corneal Reflex, how checked Head Tongue, Eyes, Ears Rhythmic Breathing Tail If the heads dead the animals insensible
Scoring Criteria All Species Stunning Efficacy 95% must be effectively stunned first attempt Vocalisation Beef 3% no more than 3% vocalisation permitted Pigs 10% no more than 10% vocalisation permitted Sheep N/A Bleed Rail Insensibility 100% must be insensible on bleed rail Slipping 3% no more than 3% slipping permitted Falling 1% no more than 1% falling permitted Electric Goad Use 25% no more than 25% can be goaded Why do we score these points?
Measuring Criteria All Species Stunning Efficacy Number of times stunning is attempted Insurance Shots Vocalisation Only scored in Crowd pen, lead up and Knocking Box Only scored if caused by Mechanical or human act Bleed Rail Insensibility Any Sensibility on Bleed Rail is automatic failure Performing any operations on a sensible Animal is automatic failure Slipping Animal Loses footing Animal goes down on a knee, body does not touch ground Not scored if the result of other animals actions
Measuring Criteria All Species Falling Loses upright body position any part of body other than limb touch's ground Electric Goad If it touches the animal its scored multiple goads on a single animal is scored as one (1) Audit failure if goad touch's a sensitive area (Head, Anus, Testicles, Penis, Udder, Vulva)
Measuring Criteria All Species Acts of Deliberate Abuse Slamming gates on animals Throwing animals (Sheep/Pigs/Calves) Driving animals over a downer Dragging a sensible animal Lifting by Wool Hitting or Beating an Animal Example of but not Limited to, All result in audit failure
AUSTRALIA Stunning Efficacy Vocalisation Bleed Rail Insensibility 2006 97.1% 3.8% 100.0% 0.3% 0.0% 11.5% 2007 97.6% 1.7% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 12.6% 2008 96.5% 1.8% 100.0% 0.2% 0.0% 11.8% 2009 96.7% 1.9% 100.0% 0.2% 0.0% 8.1% 2010 93.3% 2.5% 100.0% 0.7% 0.0% 9.0% 2011 96.8% 3.0% 100.0% 0.2% 0.0% 9.2% 2012 97.7% 2.4% 100.0% 0.1% 0.0% 7.8% 2013 96.9% 1.8% 99.9% 0.1% 0.0% 6.8% 2014 97.4% 3.1% 100.0% 0.2% 0.0% 5.9% Slipping Falling Use of Prod
New Zealand Stunning Efficacy Vocalisation Bleed Rail Insensibility Slipping Falling Use of Prod 2006 99.2% 2.7% 100.0% 0.5% 0.0% 17.4% 2007 100.0% 3.1% 100.0% 1.1% 0.2% 17.6% 2008 99.7% 5.7% 99.8% 0.2% 0.0% 15.2% 2009 99.7% 2.3% 100.0% 0.1% 0.0% 10.0% 2010 99.8% 1.3% 100.0% 0.2% 0.0% 6.2% 2011 99.2% 1.8% 100.0% 0.2% 0.3% 6.2% 2012 99.3% 0.3% 100.0% 0.5% 0.1% 5.6% 2013 99.3% 0.9% 100.0% 0.6% 0.0% 4.5% 2014 99.2% 0.7% 100.0% 1.6% 0.1% 7.6%
Where To From Here Abattoirs Remain a customer expectation No tolerances for abuse Farms Increase in Customer Programs and Consumer Expectation QUESTIONS