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Disclaimer

The opinions, advice and information contained in this publication have not been provided at the request of any person but are offered by Australian Pork Limited as general comments to assist pig producers meet the standards of the Australian Pork Industry Quality Assurance Program (APIQ3™). Pig producers should not assume or rely on the applicability of any opinion, advice or information stated in this document to the producer’s own circumstances, and should obtain their own specific advice. Australian Pork Limited is not responsible for any loss that may be suffered as a result of any such reliance by any producer.

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table of contents

1.0 inTroduCTion ...................................................................................................................5

1.1. The Purpose of APIQ3™ (cP0, cP1) ................................................................................ 5

1.2. APIQ3™ rules, regulations and guidelines .................................................................... 5

1.3. Hazard Analysis and critical control Points (HAccP) (cP1) ............................................. 7

1.4. responsibilities of an Auditor .......................................................................................... 7

1.5. managing the Transition from PigPass QA to APIQ3™ (cP2, cP3) .................................. 8

1.6. APIQ management role (cP0, cP1-cP18) ....................................................................... 8

1.7. The APIQ Panel (cP0, cP7, cP8, cP9, cP11, cP12, cP14, cP15, cP16, cP18) .................. 8

2.0 generAl informATion ................................................................................................. 10

2.1. Audit site selection (cP11, cP17) .................................................................................. 10

2.2. When Audits are due (cP2, cP9, cP11, cP16, cP17) ..................................................... 10

2.3. Audit Time Requirements .............................................................................................. 10

2.4. Audit Evidence Requirements ....................................................................................... 11

2.5. Audit reports (cP11) ..................................................................................................... 11

2.6. regional Audit Plan (rAP) (cP11) .................................................................................. 12

2.7. rAP Tender Process (cP6, cP11) .................................................................................... 12

3.0 ConduCting a SuCCeSSful ComplianCe audit (methodology) ........................ 13 (Cp2, Cp9, Cp11, Cp16, Cp17)

step 1: scheduling and coordinating the Audit ...................................................................... 14

step 2: The Desk Audit ............................................................................................................. 14

step 3: The Site Audit ............................................................................................................... 15

step 4: The closing meeting .................................................................................................... 16

step 5: The Audit Report .......................................................................................................... 17

step 6: closing corrective Action requests (cAr’s) ................................................................. 17

step 7: The Approval Process ................................................................................................... 18

4.0 deAling wiTh issues Arising from The ComPliAnCe AudiT ................................ 19

4.1. non conformance Issues (cP16) Table 2: corrective Actions and Assessments ........... 19

4.2. cAr management (cP16) .............................................................................................. 22

4.3. Producer Appeals/dispute resolution (cP15) ............................................................... 22

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5.0 AudiTor TrAining And CerTifiCATion ...................................................................... 23

5.1. Becoming an Auditor (cP8, cP12)................................................................................. 23

5.2. Annual Auditor registration (cP6, cP12) ....................................................................... 23

5.3. Auditor Qualifications (cP12) ........................................................................................ 23

5.4. Auditor Training (cP13) ................................................................................................. 24

5.5. Auditor certification (cP8, cP12)................................................................................... 24

5.6. Audit Log ....................................................................................................................... 25

5.7. Audit Fees and charges (cP6, cP11, cP13) .................................................................... 25

5.8. changes in Auditor certification (cP8) .......................................................................... 25

5.9. Auditor Insurance and Liability (cP12) .......................................................................... 26

5.10. Auditor Witness Activities (cP5, cP10) .......................................................................... 26

5.11. Auditor Appeals/dispute resolution (cP15 ................................................................... 26

6.0 AudiTor TrAining And CerTifiCATion ...................................................................... 27

6.1. Independent Third Party................................................................................................ 27

6.2. Auditor conflict of Interest ........................................................................................... 27

6.3. dealing with existing Auditor/Producer relationships that are outside ....................... 27 policy regarding conflicts of Interest

6.4. Auditor rotations .......................................................................................................... 28

APPendiCes ........................................................................................................................... 29

I. APIQ3™ compliance Audit report (v 3.0 2010) ............................................................ 29

Part 1: Producer and Production Information ............................................................. 31

Part 2: Producer APIQ3™ declaration ......................................................................... 33

Part 3: APIQ3™ Audit Checklist ................................................................................... 34

Part 4: corrective Action request Form ...................................................................... 54

II. Pigcare reference Tables ............................................................................................... 55

III. example on-farm operational checklist ........................................................................ 62

IV. Auditor registration Application ................................................................................... 63

V. Audit corrective Action request guide ......................................................................... 67

VI. Audit Log – Part 1 .......................................................................................................... 68

Audit Log – Part 2 .......................................................................................................... 69

VII. Fact sheet – stockperson Training: What do Producers ............................................... 70 Need to Do to be Compliant

VIII. APIQ3™ List of certification Policies ............................................................................. 71

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The APIQ3™ Auditor Guide details:

• how an auditor is expected to conduct an audit

• how an auditor is expected to manage non compliance issues including corrective Action requests (cArs)

• what qualifications and training an auditor requires

• how APIQ3™ is organised, administered and managed

• how APIQ management (APIQm) can assist auditors in their role and responsibilities while protecting and enhancing the integrity of the program.

This guide outlines policies and processes specific to APIQ3™ registered Auditors.

1.1. The Purpose of APIQ3™ (CP0, CP1)APIQ3™ is an on-farm quality assurance system based on managing farm risks by following good Agricultural Practice (gAP) using the principles of Hazard Analysis and critical control Points (HAccP).

APIQ3™ is designed to assist producers identify and manage risks through a process of reviews and evaluations against defined standards. Both the producer and APIQm will make routine declarations regarding the producer’s compliance to the standards to maintain APIQ3™ certification and to ensure the integrity of the on-farm system is maintained under APIQ3™ and accords with the principles of HACCP.

APIQm administers and manages the program under the direction of Australian Pork Limited (APL). APL is the national representative body for pig producers and owner of APIQ3™. APIQM has the responsibility to refine and develop the program, advise auditors of the changes and provide support to assist them in fulfilling their responsibilities as effective auditors.

1.2. APIQ3™ Rules, Regulations and GuidelinesThe APIQ3™ program is detailed in the APIQ3™ Manuals and Guides as listed in the Information Booklet.

SECTION ONE:

IntroductIon


Table 1

1. Contact apiQm, register your interest to be apiQ3™ certified and receive your apiQ3™ manuals and guides (setup information).

2. Read through the information and determine what assistance you require, if any, and who you would like to assist you - such as a registered APIQ3™ facilitator, an advisor or any individual that you feel is suitably qualified to assist you. your advisor/facilitator can’t be your auditor.

3. Create your Piggery Management Manual including general piggery information, your standard operating procedures (Sops) and record keeping system.

4. implement the management practices in your piggery that you have identified when putting your management manual together.

5. operate your piggery by following the system and records you have developed. after four to eight weeks, use the Audit Checklist found in Appendix I to complete an internal audit.

6. arrange a compliance audit by a registered apiQ3™ auditor by contacting apiQm and:

a. electing to participate in a Regional Audit Plan through a tender process, or

b. obtain the contact details of registered auditors from APIQm, and schedule the audit yourself.

7. participate in the audit process - comply with any Corrective Action Requests (CARs) and sign the audit report as acknowledgement of having read and agreed with the report content and the auditor findings, APIQ3™ terms and conditions and the APL Privacy and Commercial Notice. The auditor makes a recommendation to APIQm concerning your certification, submits the completed signed report for approval and provides you with a copy. APIQm reviews the report to determine certification status, and then notifies you of the results. you must receive confirmation from APIQm as to your certification status before you can trade as APIQ3™ certified.


APIQ3™ is governed by Certification and Administrative Policies. Only the Certification Policies are referred to in this guide. The certification Policies (cP) are listed in Appendix VIII. For example, certification Policy 6 conflict of Interest, is shown as cP6.

Some Certification Policies are specific to auditors and auditing functions. Auditors receive the manuals and Guides directly from APIQM and will receive revised copies of policies as amendments are made. These amendments will be highlighted for ease of reference. Auditors will also receive routine policy and program updates through the monthly APIQ3™ newsletter on the website at www.apiq.com.au.

An auditor must have a sound understanding of the Certification Policies, APIQ3™ Standards and audit methodology to be effective. The APIQ3™ standards required for auditing, audit reporting and corrective action identification and management require regular communication and training as an auditing team to ensure consistency in reporting. All auditors are required to attend the auditor training workshop held annually in october as part of their training and registration requirements.

1.3. Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (CP1)A producer is not required to, but may elect to, implement a full Hazard Analysis and critical control Points (HAccP) plan. However, in order to be APIQ3™ certified, a producer must demonstrate that their program is based on HAccP principles by recognising and detailing potential hazards relevant to their operation.

As a minimum requirement, the critical food safety risks as identified in the generic industry on-farm HAccP analysis (Pork On-Farm HACCP Plan, SARDI, Final Report Project No. 2009/2260), must be satisfactorily managed by the producer’s on-farm systems and good Agricultural Practices (gAP) must be in place where hazards are identified.

Auditors, therefore, must have sound HAccP knowledge so that they can audit against HAccP where a producer has elected to either, implement a full HAccP Plan or has implemented HAccP specific to the needs of the piggery being audited.

1.4. Auditor Responsibilities Auditors have multiple responsibilities to fulfil including, but not limited to:

• effective scheduling of audits where required

• conducting an audit in a professional and orderly manner

• taking appropriate time for each audit

• charging an appropriate fee for your services

• maintaining independence and autonomy as an auditor

• completing Audit reports according to the APIQ3™ requirements in a timely manner and ensuring that all parties receive copies of the report

• providing effective and appropriate feedback to producers and APIQm

• manage the process of developing, implementing and closing corrective Actions

• being supportive of the program and building positive relationships as a private entity and as a representative of APIQ3™

• maintaining current certification, registration and insurances at all times.


1.5. Managing the Transition from PigPass QA to APIQ3™ (CP2, CP3)

Industry drivers including customers, processors and consumers require the industry to have a quality assurance system with a single set of standards for all producers regardless of the herd size and type of production.

Therefore, PigPass QA (PPQA) will be phased out as annual PPQA renewals fall due over the financial year 2010/11. APIQM will provide producers with APIQ3™ manuals, guides and information to help them develop their APIQ3™ system on-farm.

APIQ3™ has been designed to support two producer categories, small and Large Holders. These categories recognise differences in the complexity of records needed for small and Large Holders to demonstrate compliance to the APIQ3™ Standards.

A small and Large Holder is defined as:

1. A small Holder is a producer who has 20 or fewer sows and/or feeds to sale or slaughter 400 or fewer pigs in a year.

2. A Large Holders is a producer who has 21 or more sows and sells and/or feeds to sale or slaughter more than 400 pigs in a year.

communications through APIQ3™ newsletters, letters, faxes and direct access through the APIQ3™ website will be used to inform producers and auditors of APIQ3™ and to assist producers to make the transition from PPQA to APIQ3™.

1.6. APIQ Management Role (CP0, CP1-18)APIQm must first protect the integrity of the program while supporting the producer and the auditor in their responsibilities.

Audit reports, auditor logs, closed cArs and all other associated documentation must be completed accurately, in full and on time, to enable APIQm to support the activities of the auditor.

APIQm is governed in its decisions by the APIQ3™ Certification and Administrative Policies and APL Policies.

1.7. The APIQ Panel (CP0, CP6, CP7, CP8, CP9, CP11, CP12, CP14, CP15, CP16 and CP18)

The APIQ Panel (APIQP) comprises a panel of experts from various fields. It is independent of APIQm, allowing it to make assessments and rulings in regard to an individual’s or organisation’s performance against the prescribed APIQ3™ Program and standards. The APIQP determines courses of action where incidences of misconduct, non performance of duties or conflict of interest exist or is perceived to exist and when these decisions are outside the scope of operational management by APIQm and need to be an arm’s length decision to APL to protect the integrity of the program.


The APIQP consists of five members from the following organisations:

• an intensive livestock veterinarian

• an independent non-pig auditor (preferably with an intensive farming background)

• an independent producer (but not an APL producer elected Board director)

• an APL Board appointed representative nominated by the APL Board. This position will act as APIQP Chair.

• an individual from the supply chain (i.e. a customer representative).

The organisation and operation of the APIQP are detailed in cP0, the APIQP Terms of reference and the APIQP conflict of Interest Policy. Panel members serve for a three year term and Panel members can be renominated in consecutive terms but must repeat the approval process. Panel members receive specific training on the APIQ3™ Policies, processes and Standards. The current list of Panel members is available on the APIQ3™ website at www.apiq.com.au .


2.1. Audit Site Selection (CP11, CP17)All single sites must have an annual Compliance Audit.

some piggeries may require more frequent audits depending on arrangements between the producer and their customer. APIQm and auditors will facilitate additional audits where required by the producer. A producer requiring additional audits must make this request in writing to APIQm.

site selections for joint certifications are completed by APIQm in consultation with the producer in accordance with cP17 Joint certification outlined in section 3, step 2 of this guide. However, the final selection is at the discretion of APIQm. once an auditor is engaged by the producer or appointed by APIQm or the APIQP, the auditor will be given the list of selected sites by APIQm. A producer will be advised by APIQm which sites have been selected prior to scheduling the compliance Audit.

2.2. When Audits are Due (CP2, CP9, CP11, CP16, CP17)Audits must be conducted with audit reports completed and submitted to APIQm by the last day of the month prior to expiry of a producer’s certification. For example, if certification expires on June 30, the audit and report must be completed with the report presented to APIQM by May 31. This process allows the producer to address cArs or have an agreed corrective action plan in place approved by APIQm. The producer’s certification status becomes conditional until all cArs are closed to the satisfaction of APIQm.

2.3. Audit Time RequirementsThe time taken to complete the APIQ3™ compliance Audit (desk and site Audit) should be commensurate to the size and complexity of the piggery with particular sensitivity to the daily operational requirements of the piggery and other farm activities.

much will depend on the level of preparation and prior organisation of the piggery’s management.

note that a Large Holder with multiple sites may require several days to visit all the sites selected in a given year.

SECTION TWO:

General InforMatIon


2.4. Audit Evidence Requirementsduring the audit, the auditor looks for evidence to demonstrate that the APIQ3™ Standards have been met and details the evidence that they have checked through during the audit process and in the Audit Report.

The report needs to identify relevant soPs or work instructions and standards being evaluated in sufficient detail to allow a detailed review of a site’s activity and compliance by APIQm, if required.

The auditor considers previous observations to see whether the producer has considered the long term affect of inaction from prior observations. Where the same observation is made year after year it may be appropriate to escalate the observation to a cAr.

Producer and staff competency evidence can be obtained in several ways including:

• certificates of attainment

• diary evidence of training and practical experience

• recognition of prior learning through historic QA records

• skills demonstration.

As an industry (in consultation with stakeholders and government regulators) APL has determined that a stock person is considered “suitably qualified” if they meet one of more of the criteria outlined in the Fact sheet-stockperson Training : What do Producers need to do to be compliant in this guide. The Fact sheet is found in Appendix H of this guide.

2.5. Audit Reports (CP11)It is the auditor’s responsibility to see that the Audit Report is submitted to APIQm on time and that the producer has signed the report and has received a copy for their records.

The APIQ3™ Compliance Audit Report is found in Appendix B of this Guide or in the APIQ3™ Implementation Manual and on the APIQ3™ cd. The report can be submitted by mail or email by the auditor. signed copies of the report must be received by APIQm before it can be processed. once development of the electronic report is complete the report can be submitted by logging on to the APIQ3™ website at www.apiq.com.au or the PigPass website www.pigpass.com.au. When submitting the report electronically, the auditor will need to ensure that the producer signs the declaration and final page of the report and that these signed pages are received by APIQm. Again, processing of the report will commence once the signed documents are received by APIQm.

note: An electronic system is being developed to provide historic audit reports online. Auditors will be advised of these developments as they are finalised.


2.6. Regional Audit Plan (RAP) (CP11)(APIQ3™ Information Booklet 4.7, APIQ3™ Implementation Manual)

Producers may elect to participate in a regional Audit Plan (rAP) either through the APIQ3™ website, the APIQ3™ email system or by contacting APIQm directly.

APIQm will establish a physical region and an audit run where a group of producers have elected to be involved in a rAP. Where a region is identified, APIQm collates the details of the producers in that region and conducts a tender process on behalf of the region.

An audit run combines producers within a region where a logical pattern of audits emerge. It aims to identify the most efficient, practical and therefore economical system for completing audits within the region, while respecting biosecurity requirements.

APIQm will inform all producers of the rAP option through the APIQ3™ Manuals, Guides, renewal notices and the quarterly APIQ3™ newsletter.

2.7. RAP Tender Process (CP6, CP11)All auditors will receive the same information from APIQm including:

• the number, size and location of sites

• a google map with travel distances

• the due date of the audits

• due date for the tender to be submitted.

Auditors who are interested may tender for audits within a region. exceptions to the rotation and conflict guidelines will be assessed by APIQm, where necessary, to facilitate a site within the group.

APIQm will manage extensions in consultation with producers to facilitate a common certification month within a given region.

Tenders must include all associated costs for conducting the audits within the region and should be submitted in confidence to APIQm.

APIQm collates all tenders received, presents them to the producers for selection, and contacts the producers to identify who they have selected as the successful tender.

APIQm then notifies the successful auditor and provides the auditor with the contacts and details for each producer so that the auditor can schedule and complete the audits. Unsuccessful tenders will also be advised by APIQM.


There are seven steps to successfully conducting an annual APIQ3™ compliance Audit leading to the approval process by APIQM.

Step 1: scheduling & coordinating the Audit

Step 2: The opening meeting and desk Audit

Step 3: The Site Audit

Step 4: The closing meeting

Step 5: The Audit Report

Step 6: closing corrective Action requests (cArs)

Step 7: The Approval Process

each phase is important to develop a sound working relationship between auditors, producers and APIQM.

Auditors have a responsibility to ensure that the APIQ3™ Standards are not compromised and to report their findings in a clear and accurate manner. This enables APIQm to assess a piggerys’ compliance to the Standards and determine if they meet APIQ3™ certification requirements.

An auditor is engaged to audit when they are:

• selected by a producer from the Registered Auditor List;

• invited or appointed by APIQm;

• invited or appointed by the APIQ Panel (APIQP); or

• the winning tender through a rAP.

Having a sound knowledge of the APIQ3™ standards and processes, including certification Policies, allows an auditor to work through the audit process in an engaging and organised manner. In some cases the auditor will step through each section of the Audit report point by point. It is preferable that evaluations are made through the course of the desk and site audit by:

a. observing, discussing and asking open questions that allow a producer and or their staff to demonstrate that they have a sound knowledge of their systems

b. verifying that the system outlined in their Piggery Management Manual (previously known as QA Manual) or Small Holder Manual accurately reflects how they manage and operate their piggery.

methodologies for compliance Audits for producers (joint and single certifications) and for those producers electing to participate in a rAP are identical.

SECTION ThrEE:

conductInG a successful coMPlIance audIt - (MetHodoloGY) (cP2, cP9, cP11, cP16, cP17)


STEP 1: Scheduling and Coordinating the Compliance Audit APIQm assists scheduling of audits by providing renewal notices to all producers at 12 and eight weeks prior to certification expiry. Where a producer has elected not to participate in a rAP, they will be directed to the APIQ3™ website for a current list of registered auditors.

Once an auditor has been selected by a producer to conduct their audit or has been invited by APIQM or the APIQP to conduct a specific audit or group of audits, or as part of a rAP, the auditor contacts the individual producer/s directly to schedule an appropriate time to conduct the audit/s.

The auditor must:

• give careful consideration to the biosecurity needs of each property and the order in which multiple site visits must be scheduled

• ensure that the piggery’s health status issues are dealt with and agreed to by the producer/s involved in a planned audit run. Audits must be completed from the highest to lowest health status. Piggeries which have a close and ongoing working relationship may be of similar status with no time delays between visits required, such as neighbours or independent family piggeries who work together but are separate entities

• consider minimising time, travel and costs associated with these items when scheduling multiple audits

• confirm the proposed schedule with the producer/s, preferably in writing

• provide an outline of the proposed activities for the audit to assist the producer/s prepare for the audit.

The auditor should obtain a copy of the last audit report from the producer or request a copy from APIQm before arriving on site.

Joint certification:

site selections for joint certifications are completed by APIQm in consultation with the producer in accordance with cP17 Joint certification. once an auditor is engaged by the producer or appointed by APIQm or the APIQP, the auditor will be given the list of selected sites. new sites added to a joint certification are automatically selected in the first year they are added.

note: ongoing electronic reporting systems are being developed and will be implemented by APIQm in consultation with auditors so as to streamline and automate reporting; eliminate errors; provide historic site specific information; increase the reliability of information; and reduce costs.

STEP 2: The Opening Meeting and Desk Audit Having greeted the producer and or their representative and signed into the site (Visitor Log/Pig Management Diary for Small Holders), the auditor and producer hold an opening meeting. An opening meeting includes a review of the audit plan and a review of the Piggery Management Manual or Small Holder Manual and the recording system or Piggery Management Diary for Small Holders.

• This is best done by having the producer locate and outline key elements of the manual/s and record/s paying particular attention to issues that arose in the previous audit to see that they have been rectified and are not repeated. select and check other focus areas that arise through the course of the discussion.

• you should select a few key items, transactions or actions from the records and follow them through to their conclusion, recording the details of the search in the Audit report. Items are randomly selected, with no pre-warning to demonstrate if the system is operating correctly, on this site.


In a joint certification, where a single manual is used for all sites, the auditor reviews the manual in full while auditing the first site visited. Versions of the manual or sections of the manual relevant to each site should be available at each subsequent site. When you find that the producer’s Piggery Management Manual/Small Holder Manual is not complete, is inadequate or unavailable, you should complete the audit process, including the Audit Report, submitting it to the producer and to APIQm. In this way you provide feedback to the producer through the report and Corrective Action Requests that clearly detail what the producer must do to be certified in the future. not having a Piggery Management Manual/Small Holder Manual is in itself a major cAr (Appendix F: corrective Action request guide). completing the audit and Audit report provides relevant information enabling APIQm to assist the producer to improve their system for future certification.

STEP 3: The Site Audit Having completed the Desk Audit, conduct a Site Audit. First, seek permission from management to engage with employees and staff as needed (where applicable). As you walk through the facilities and piggery areas, observe the operations being carried out, discuss and question activities with workers, owners or management and evaluate the practices being used against the APIQ3™ Standards and against the manuals and records reviewed in the desk Audit. remember to:

• use the Audit Checklist, which includes the PigCare Animal Checklist, to verify compliance to the APIQ3™ Standards

• ask open questions that allow individuals to demonstrate and explain how well they know and follow their system using such words as how, why, demonstrate and show me

• at all times avoid becoming an advisor or facilitator. As an auditor your job is to evaluate whether the piggery’s systems and practices, currently being used, demonstrate and verify that they meet the APIQ3™ standards, are understood by management and are correctly detailed in the Piggery Management Manual/Small Holder Manual.

The sample of areas or facilities that must be checked in a site audit varies in each piggery depending on the number of pigs managed on site, the number of individual facilities for each class of pig and the differences in management style for each class of pig and facility.

1. small Holder piggeries: check all areas and facilities used in pig production.

2. Large Holder piggeries:

a. Large Holder piggeries of up to 1,000 sows or 10,000 weaners and/or growers – check all areas and facilities used in pig production or

b. Large Holder piggeries of 1,001 sows and/or 10,001 weaners and/or growers and above – identify the number of facilities for each class of pig and their production (housing) system and management method. Then using the JAsAnZ formula1 for site selections, calculate the number of facilities that must be audited. This formula does not apply where a critical cAr is identified during the course of the audit (or the auditor suspects a systemic major cAr), which then requires all facilities to be checked.

1 JASANZ formula: The size of the audit sample should be: the square root of the number of individual facilities by class of pig and management type reduced by a factor of 0.8 and rounded to the nearest upper whole number. calculated using the following JAs-AnZ formula (y=0.8√x).


Dealing with Critical and Major Issues Identified in the Site Audit

• Where a critical cAr (ccAr) is identified in a particular facility type or area of a piggery or the auditor suspects a systemic major cAr (mcAr), then you must inspect and observe all similar areas of that piggery to determine whether the problem is systemic or an isolated incident.

- Where the issue is considered systemic and the piggery is part of a joint certification, you should discuss the concern with the producer and refer the issue to APIQM. APIQM will then review the situation under cP16 - corrective Action management and may require all sites under this joint certification to be audited.

- In all cases, where the problem identified is considered critical, it is referred immediately to APL gm Policy (gm Policy) or in their absence the APIQ Business manager (APIQBm) who informs the APIQP chair. As per cP16 - Corrective Action Management, a producer is given 72 hours from the time of notification by the auditor of the ccAr:

(a) to remedy the ccAr; or

(b) to agree to and commence implementation of a course of action approved by APIQm; and

(c) to provide evidence to the auditor and APIQm of performance of (a) or (b) above.

A producer’s APIQ3™ certification becomes current under (a) if satisfactory evidence of performance has been provided to APIQm and approved by the APIQP chair, but remains conditional under (b) until reviewed by the APIQP.

note: explanations and examples of each category of cArs are included in Appendix F of this manual. This table will be expanded by APIQm as situations arise and are agreed to in consultation with auditors.

note: Auditors who feel in any way threatened because of their decisions/recommendations may withdraw from completing the audit at their discretion. This decision must be reported to APIQm immediately.

STEP 4: The Closing MeetingHaving completed the desk and site Audit, a closing meeting (discussion) is convened with the producer or their representative to:

• review the findings and observations of the compliance audit

• agree to and sign off on Corrective Action Requests (cArs) with the producer. each cAr outlines the actions required, the time frame for action and systems to provide evidence that actions have been satisfactorily completed

• clearly explain that the Audit report may contain a recommendation by the auditor for APIQ3™ certification, but that APIQm has sole discretion on whether a piggery is APIQ3™ certified or not

• provide feedback to the producer where necessary and useful.

closing meetings should be kept brief and focused on providing positive feedback to the producer, while clearly articulating actions needed for compliance and timeframe required.


STEP 5: The Audit Report The auditor is responsible for completing and submitting the signed APIQ3™ Compliance Audit Report and agreed cArs to the producer and APIQm by the due date. The due date is by no later than the last day of the month prior to expiry of certification.

The APIQ3™ Compliance Audit Report has four components. Each must be completed in full, be appropriately signed and presented to APIQm for approval, to achieve APIQ3™ certification:

1. Producer and Production Information

2. Producer APIQ3™ Declaration

3. APIQ3™ Audit Checklist (including the PigCare Production Checklist)

4. Individual Corrective Action Requests (CARs)

specific actions include:

• the auditor provides the producer with signed copies of the report and cArs for their review and signing. This can be done at the closing meeting or after conducting the audit keeping in mind the certification expiry date. The report must be completed and returned to the producer by the auditor within five business days after the compliance audit is conducted

• the producer keeps a copy and returns two copies to the auditor

• the auditor ensures that all reports and forms due and needed for approval are sent to APIQm for approval before the audit due date

• the auditor maintains and submits an Audit Log to APIQm by the first Friday of every month. A log must be submitted even when no audits have been completed for that month.

Audits can be completed by hand or electronically using the e-Form (once completed) and must be signed by the auditor and producer and submitted to APIQm before the last day of the month before certification expires. electronic Audit reports will become mandatory following further development of the system. APIQM will advise all auditors when mandatory electronic reports become required and will provide technical support and training to facilitate this requirement.

note: In some situations the report can be completed and signed by the producer and auditor in the closing meeting.

The APIQ3™ Compliance Audit Report and instruction for use are included in Appendix B.

STEP 6: Closing Corrective Action Requests (CARs)It is the auditor’s responsibility to follow through on cArs and to ensure that the producer is meeting the actions and timelines as agreed in each cAr.

The auditor must:

• retain a copy of the Audit report and all cArs

• contact the producer and follow up on actions as outlined in each cAr

• report issues of concern regarding the closing of cArs to APIQm as soon as concerns arise to enable APIQM to provide support to the auditor and assistance to the producer where necessary

• actively encourage compliance by the producer as agreed in the closing meeting

• submit signed cAr reports to APIQm when closed.


note: The use of digital photography (must be date and time stamped), online communications and or use of statutory declarations, site visits by APIQm, or agreed veterinarian reports and other means as either stipulated in the corrective action plan or cAr approved by the APIQm is encouraged as a process of closing cArs to improve efficiency, and save time and costs to all parties. copies of these documents and information need to be passed on to APIQm as part of the process of closing out.

Where actions are not completed and/or additional issues of concern evolved during the close out process, the auditor advises APIQm. At its discretion APIQm will:

• consult with the auditor to identify alternative close out activities that the auditor can negotiate with the producer, and/or

• refer concerns directly to the producer and renegotiate terms of a cAr, and/or

• refer the issue to the gm Policy for referral to the APIQP, where required, for consideration as per Certification Policies, and/or

• advise the producer that their APIQ3™ certification status has expired or changed to conditional, suspended or cancelled and has been listed on the PigPass database as such.

STEP 7: The Approval Processstep 7 is completed by APIQm but relies on the auditor completing, signing and presenting all documentation to APIQm for approval.

APIQm reviews each audit report in detail taking into consideration the recommendation of the auditor, the completeness of the record and whether the producer has clearly demonstrated a willingness to meet the APIQ3™ Standards and has met the requirements of previous audit reports and CARs.

Where approved, the APIQ3™ certification status can be either certified or conditional, meaning that there are further corrective actions required to be completed within a specified timeframe (as per the cAr plans/requests) which have been agreed to by the producer.

Where APIQ3™ certification is not approved, the producer’s certification status may be suspended, cancelled or become conditional on future actions being taken. It may also expire with no actions having been taken by the producer. APIQm will advise the producer and auditor verbally and in writing of the revised status of the site with a copy of the summary report made available to the producer, who will have five business days from the date the report was posted to provide any response. The producer, auditor and APIQm may, during that period, agree to a corrective action plan or corrective action request to address the incident or situation. If so, and all actions required in the corrective action plan are resolved, or are being addressed to the satisfaction of the gm Policy, then no further action need be taken. If the producer’s certification had been made conditional, APIQm will upgrade the producer’s certification to current status once the corrective action plan has satisfactorily been completed.

Where an incident is deemed critical by the APIQP chair and the chair considers the matter so urgent that immediate action is necessary, the APIQP chair can approve the corrective action plan subject to later review by the APIQP.


4.1. Non Compliance Issues (CP16)APIQ3™ uses a Corrective Action Request (cAr) process to identify and establish remedial actions for non compliance identified through the Compliance Audit process.

There are three categories of non compliance in APIQ3™:

• critical

• major

• minor

And the option to note observations for comments of a general nature.

Appendix B provides background information and notes for successfully completing the APIQ3™ Compliance Audit as well as the PigCare Audit Checklist.

each category has a prescribed action and outcome designed to protect the auditor, the producer, and the integrity of the program.

Auditors must:

• be familiar with the prescribed actions and timelines identified in cP16, in particular Table 1

• focus their assessments on the standards as they are given in the APIQ3™ Standards Manual

• ensure that personal preferences or opinions do not influence the way a situation is viewed.

cP16 Table 1 outlines what an auditor needs to do when a non conformance is identified during a Compliance Audit.

4.2. CAR Management (CP16)It is the auditor’s responsibility to establish and see that producers agree to cArs at or after the closing meeting.

The auditor continues to communicate with the producer regarding outstanding cArs following the audit, in accordance with the timelines established in the cAr, to ensure their closure. When it is not practical for the auditor to return to a site to close a cAr, the producer provides evidence to the auditor to show that the requirements of a cAr have been met. The use of digital photography etc and other means as either stipulated in the corrective action plan or cAr approved by APIQm is encouraged as a process of closing cArs to improve efficiency and save time and costs to all parties (see section 3, step 6 for more information.)

When the auditor is satisfied that the requirements of a cAr have been met the auditor signs the cAr as closed and APIQM can complete the assessment of the audit report.

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dealInG WItH Issues arIsInG froM tHe coMPlIance audIt


Classification Criteria outcome / actions

“critical”

corrective Action request (ccAr) – c

Pigcare: red or Score 5

A ccAr is used to identify a serious breach of an APIQ3™ Standard, certification policy and/or regulation such as animal welfare, food safety or biosecurity, which poses an immediate threat to the pigs and or producer requiring immediate and urgent attention to manage the threat. These situations may or may not be created by the producer, owner or the person responsible for the husbandry of the pigs, but they are affected by this situation resulting in the need for immediate and urgent attention.

Where a CCAR is issued the auditor:

• must immediately notify the Australian Pork Limited (APL) general manager Policy (gm Policy) or in their absence the APIQ Business manager (APIQBm) and the producer’s APIQ3™ certification is conditional immediately.

• It is then referred by the gm Policy/APIQBm directly to the APIQP Chair and at his/her direction to the APIQP if required.

• A producer is given 72 hours from the time of notification by the auditor of the ccAr:

(a) to remedy the ccAr; or

(b) to agree to and commence implementation of a course of action approved by APIQm; and

(c) to provide evidence to the auditor and APIQm of performance of (a) or (b) above. A producer’s APIQ3™ certification becomes current under (a) if satisfactory evidence of performance has been provided to APIQM and approved by the APIQP Chair, but remains conditional under (b) until reviewed by the APIQP.

• once rectified, an inspection is authorised by APIQM to close out the CCAR, at the producers cost, and certification may be reinstated.

• A determination regarding notification to local authorities and or welfare organisations will be assessed by the gm Policy in consultation with the CEO and other relevant APL General managers. Any recommendation must be approved by the APL Board Chairman with immediate notification to the APIQP.

Where a producer fails to meet the agreed cAr requirements, the auditor advises APIQm who undertakes actions as outlined in section 3 step 6 and:

• consults with the auditor to indentify alternative close out activities that the auditor can negotiate with the producer, and/or

• refer concerns directly to the producer and renegotiates terms of a cAr, and/or

• refers the issue to the APIQP for consideration as per cP0 and cP7, and/or

• advises the producer that their APIQ3™ status has changed or expired and that this change has been listed on the PigPass database.



• Auditors who have statutory obligations for reporting through other professional associations are encouraged to discuss their obligations with the producer and act in accordance with the requirements of that obligation. In such instances auditors are expected to advise APIQm of any notifications they have made under statutory obligations.

• APIQm will ensure that the privacy and rights of the auditor are protected as far as is possible.

• recertification can be applied for by the producer in line with CP9 Producer APIQ3™ Status and Non Compliance to APIQ3™ Standards.

“major”corrective Action request (mcAr) – m

Pigcare: orange or score 3

A mcAr identifies a significant issue of concern, which can be rectified over time, but does not pose an immediate threat to the pigs, producer or system.

• Where a mcAr is issued, the producer develops a corrective action plan with the auditor. The plan also includes a timeline to rectify the situation within 30 days. The plan must be agreed between the producer and auditor, submitted and approved by APIQm before the last day of expiry of APIQ3™ certification.

• The producer must carry out the corrective action plan in accordance with its terms.

• A producer/site may have up to three outstanding mcArs with corrective action plans, and retain certification. A multisite producer can have three outstanding mcArs on each site audited. However, if the same MCARs are repeated on more than one of the producer’s sites audited, indicating a possible systemic issue(s), APIQm may at its discretion choose to require audits of some or all of the sites.

• Where a producer is notified of a 4th or more MCAR, the producer has 72 hours to provide a corrective action plan for all the mcArs, developed with the auditor and approved by APIQM.

• Where a mcAr plan approved by APIQm is not followed by the producer or if followed but it did not correct the issue, the site certification may be presented by APIQM to the APIQP for consideration under cP9. Producer APIQ3™ Status and Non Compliance to APIQ3™ Standards.



“minor”

corrective Action request (mcAr) – m

Pigcare: Green or Score 1

A mcAr identifies an area of non compliance which if not rectified could develop into a MCAR or ccAr over time.

The immediate nature of the minor situation does not pose a health, biosecurity or welfare risk to the pigs, producer or system.

A mCAR that existed and was recorded in two consecutive compliance Audits must be upgraded to a MCAR if the problem continues to exist in the third compliance audit.

• A producer may have any number of mcArs and retain certification, provided each of these mcArs has a corrective action plan developed with the auditor and approved by APIQm which includes a detailed timeline to rectify the situation within 60 days. A repeated annual assessment of the same mCAR, or failure to comply with or complete the approved corrective action plan will upgrade the cAr to mcAr status requiring action as per mcAr management above.

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Pigcare: (nA) or 0

An observation is made when during the course of a site audit the auditor notices or observes a situation that if left unattended may over time lead to a mcAr. The observation aims to make a producer aware that a situation may develop if left unchecked.

• The number of observations is unlimited.• There are no immediate actions required by the

producer to rectify observations noted by the auditor.

• However as a guide, if that same observation is observed repeatedly by the third year it should become a mCAR.

• An annual compliance Audit should always include revision of observations made in previous years.

4.3. Producer Appeals/Dispute Resolution (CP15)A producer may appeal against the recommendations of a Compliance Audit Report or requirements of a cAr, or the decision of APIQm in regard to their site’s certification approval. The appeals process is outlined in CP15.


5.1. Becoming an Auditor (CP8, CP12)Individuals with an interest in becoming an APIQ3™ registered Auditor must first contact APIQm to register their interest. The roles and responsibilities are informally discussed. APIQm then sends the candidate the APIQ3™ manuals, guides and necessary application forms where the individual displays the necessary skills and aptitude. The candidate completes and returns the application and schedules a formal interview with APIQM. The interview is conducted and where approved the candidate is provided with course requirements through rABQsA. The candidate must then satisfactorily complete all courses and training (see 5.3). on completion the candidate may begin auditing as a Probationary Auditor (see 5.8)

5.2. Annual Auditor Registration (CP6, CP12)An auditor must submit a Registration Application to APIQm (Appendix e) by march 31 each year accompanied by evidence of current qualifications and insurances.

An auditor may declare a potential conflict of interest and apply for an Exception to Policy on a case by case basis (cP6). Applications will be reviewed and may be granted where appropriate by the APIQBm. The matter may be referred to the gm Policy or the APIQP for consideration at the discretion of the gm Policy. The auditor will be advised of the outcome of an application within 14 days of receipt of the application by APIQm.

Failure to comply with this requirement may lead to the suspension of certification until an application is completed and approved.

Note: Any audits conducted when an auditor is suspended will not be accepted by APIQM.

5.3. Auditor Qualifications (CP12)All APIQ3™ certified auditors are required to have:

• rABQsA – nFsA level 2 with APIQ scope

• complete the probationary audits and apply to APIQm for certification

• register annually with APIQm

• maintain public liability and professional indemnity insurance

• agree to and abide by the guiding Principles of APIQ3™

• attend APIQm sponsored training as advised.

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audItor traInInG and certIfIcatIon


To meet the NFSA requirements, individuals must successfully complete:

• an nFsA course (at least level 2)

• the on-line APIQ3™ scope examination

• a PAss master Assessment

• a skill examination.

5.4. Auditor Training Costs (CP13)As a private/independent service provider, the auditor meets all associated certification and training costs as outlined in 5.3 above except for the Annual Auditor Summit costs.

5.5. Auditor Certification (CP8, CP12)There are four categories of auditor certification:

• CurrenT - an auditor has completed the required training as specified in cP12, maintains appropriate insurances and registers annually with APIQm. The auditor will be registered by APIQm as certified to complete APIQ3™ audits.

• ProbATionAry - an aspiring auditor has completed the specified training and applied to APIQm for registration as an APIQ3™ auditor. They will be classified as a Probationary Auditor. A Probationary Auditor has six months to successfully complete five single site audits (see cP12). APIQm will assist new auditors complete their probationary requirements through the Audit regionalisation and management Plan, which includes identifying available and suitable sites for probationary audits.

A Probationary Auditor must maintain appropriate insurance and complete a registration application as outlined in cP12.

Probationary Auditors cannot audit joint certification sites unless specifically approved by APIQm on a case by case basis. A request should be made by the Probationary Auditor to APIQm verbally and must be confirmed in writing. APIQm will approve or decline the request and notify the auditor verbally and in writing within five working days if approved.

• susPended – An auditors certification may be suspended where the auditor action(s) or inaction(s) are not in keeping with the APIQ3™ Certification Policies. A recommendation to suspend certification is made by APIQBm and/or the gm Policy to the APIQP. suspension is at the discretion of the APIQP.

A suspended auditor cannot conduct APIQ3™ audits and must establish a Certification Action Plan in consultation with APIQBm to be reinstated as a registered Auditor.

• CanCelled (deRegiSteRed) - An auditor’s certification may be cancelled where the actions or inactions of an auditor are considered a serious breach of APIQ3™ Certification Policy and is at the discretion of the APIQP.

Where an auditor’s APIQ3™ registration has been cancelled, they can in no way represent the APIQ3™ program. APIQm will remove the auditor’s name from the Approved Auditor List. APIQm will not accept any Audit report and/or recommendation completed by an auditor whose registration has been cancelled at the time of conducting the audit and/or completing the report.

• An auditor may request deregistration at any time by providing notification in writing to APIQm.


5.6. Audit LogAll auditors must complete an Audit Log monthly and submit the log electronically to APIQm by the end of the first week of every month. (see Appendix VI: Auditor Log). A log must be submitted even when no audits have been completed for that month.

Failure to submit the Audit Log may result in the auditor’s registration being reviewed. repeated non compliance to this requirement will lead to the suspension or cancellation of an auditor’s registration as an APIQ Auditor.

5.7. Audit Fees and Charges (CP6, CP11, CP13)As an independent service provider you agree to fees and charges with the producer, except for a Regional Audit Plan (RAP). The auditor is responsible for invoicing and collecting fees for services as agreed.

Where a RAP has been established, APIQM will facilitate the tender process. APIQM will ensure that all auditors are invited to participate in the tender. Auditors must declare conflicts of interest and should withdraw from the tender process unless an exception to policy is approved by APIQm (see cP6).

Where a second auditor has been asked by APIQm or the APIQP to visit a particular site as part of a system verification activity, an extraordinary check, or in closing a disputed on-farm compliance issue, the fees and charges are negotiated and agreed to between the auditor, APIQm and the producer and all parties will be advised in writing.

Where the auditor has been appointed by APIQm or the APIQP, a fee for the service will be negotiated before hand and the auditor will be paid by APIQm when the audit is completed and on presentation of an invoice for the duties agreed.

5.8. Changes in Auditor Certification (CP8)An Approved Auditor List detailing the registration status of auditors is maintained on the APIQ3™ website www.apiq.com.au. The auditor’s status will be identified as:

• current

• Probationary

• suspended

Where the auditor’s APIQ3™ registration has been cancelled, then APIQm will remove the auditor’s name and details from the Approved Auditor List.

Where it appears to APIQm that an auditor may be liable to either suspension or cancellation of registration for breaching the APIQ3™ Certification Policies, APIQm will provide written or electronic advice to the auditor of the matters of concern, and invite written information and comments within a stated period of time. APIQm will investigate the matter as per APIQ3™ CP8 and provide a report including a submission by the auditor to the APIQP for a decision. The APIQP will issue a written notice of suspension or cancellation to the auditor specifying the period of suspension or cancelation and any certification action plans the auditor will be required to undertake.

APIQm will not accept an audit report and/or recommendation(s) completed by an auditor whose APIQ3™ registration is cancelled at the time of conducting or completing the audit and report.


5.9. Auditor Insurance and Liability (CP12)certified, registered auditors operating as sole traders or as company employees must have professional indemnity and public liability insurance to a value of $A 5m minimum at all times.

5.10. Auditor Training (CP12, CP13)Auditors must attend and participate in an Annual Auditor Training summit held by APIQm in october. Attendance at the october summit is mandatory with the specific dates scheduled at least six months prior to the event (exceptional circumstance may be accepted but must be made and approved in writing prior to the event). summit costs for travel, accommodation and training activities will be paid at cost by APIQM.

Fees for time will not be paid as this is an expense of your business as an independent auditor.

Auditors receive a monthly newsletter as a training and education tool provided by APIQm.

Additional training will be scheduled as needed in consultation with APIQm through teleconferences and face to face where required. These additional activities will be scheduled and coordinated to facilitate maximum participation by auditors where possible.

The APIQ3™ website www.apiq.com.au also provides up to date information and support to auditors.

5.11. Auditor Witness Activities (CP5, CP10)each auditor will have an annual witness audit of their auditing practices and skills. Witness audits will be conducted by a representative of an independent certifying Body (cB).

costs of the witness auditor are met by APIQm, including travel and accommodation at cost.

The auditor will negotiate and arrange their fees and charges to the producer for the compliance Audit independently and ensure that the producer understands the role and purpose of the witness audit, and that they will not be charged for the services of the witness auditor.

5.12. Auditor Appeals/Dispute Resolution (CP15)An auditor may appeal against decisions made regarding their APIQ3™ registration in writing through APIQM to the APIQP. Appeals will be considered in accordance with CP15 and the auditor will be advised of the decisions of the APIQP in writing.

An auditor may appeal against a decision to change their registration status made under cP8 or a decision in relation to a conflict of interest under cP6. Where an appeal is made against a decision by APIQM, the appeal is determined by the GM Policy.

Where the appeal is made against a decision by the gm Policy, the appeal is determined by the APIQP. The decisions of the gm Policy or the APIQP, as applicable, are final in all instances. Any person who wishes to appeal must give written notice of the appeal within 10 working days of receipt of notification of the decision being appealed. The auditor’s suspended or cancelled status remains in effect pending the outcome of the appeal.


SECTION SIx:

audItor IndePendence (cP6)

Auditors can be:

• independent company representatives and individuals (sole traders) certified by rABQsA and registered with APIQ3™

• APIQ3™ certified employees of APL performing witness and limited compliance Audits, including facilitating the transition to regional auditing for small Holders

• contracted through qualified auditing companies.

6.1. Independent Third Party (CP6)Auditor independence is detailed in cP6 Auditor conflict of Interest.

Auditors must be an independent third party in all situations. “Independent” means that the individual auditor is NOT involved in:

• Advisory to the specific producer being audited

• Providing management services to the producer other than the APIQ3™ audit

• developing the QA system that is the subject of the audit.

6.2. Auditor Conflict of Interest (CP6) Actual or perceived conflict of Interest must be declared by the auditor to APIQm. APIQm must consider and advise the auditor when an exception has been approved before the auditor can accept an audit in this situation.

Failure to declare a conflict of interest will result in:

• the audit report not being accepted as a valid audit by APIQm

• the producer will be required to obtain another audit at their expense

• the auditor’s registration being placed in jeopardy as per cP8.

6.3. Dealing with Existing Auditor/Producer Relationships That are Outside Policy Regarding Conflicts of Interest (CP6)

In some instances, auditors and producers have long established relationships that are outside the APIQ3™ Certification Policies identified in 6.1 and 6.2 above. Implementation of audit rotations, declarations of conflicts and the Regional Audit Plan have been implemented to facilitate a transition to independent audits over time without forcing unnecessary financial difficulty on self employed individuals. see 6.4 Auditor rotations.


6.4. Auditor Rotations (CP6)An auditor cannot audit a site for more then three consecutive years. every 4th year the site must be audited by a different auditor; in the 5th year, the previous auditor may undertake the site audit with future audits meeting the rotation policy.

In order to meet the rotation requirements, auditors who have audited producers for more than three consecutive years are to identify 25 per cent of these producers to be allocated to another auditor each year, so that the three year rotation is achieved over a four year period.

APIQm will assist with the coordination of audit rotations, where possible, to offset a possible reduction in income resulting from this policy by identifying replacement audits. APIQm will assist in this process but cannot guarantee that offset audits will be obtained.


APPENDIX I: APIQ3™ Compliance Audit Report

Completing the APIQ3™ Compliance Audit ReportThe APIQ3™ Compliance Audit Report has four parts. Each must be completed in full, be appropriately signed and presented to APIQm for approval by the auditor to achieve APIQ3™ certification.

Part 1. Producer and Production Information: - This requires the producer to provide current details of their business and its production.

Part 2. Producer APIQ3™ declaration: - This is a declaration of a producer’s intention to meet APIQ™ standards and their production type.

Part 3. APIQ3™ Audit checklist (including the Pigcare Production checklist): – The questions and observations for each standard listed on the audit report can be answered as yes/no, or ok/not ok (no) or nA (not Applicable) or by using the traffic light scoring system in Table 1, where this option is provided on the report.

Part 4. Individual Corrective Action Requests (CARs): – A CAR form must be completed for each CAR identified and listed on the audit report. The auditor reviews each cAr with the producer and both sign once the plan is agreed.

references to standard operating Procedures, work instructions, records and other documents that the auditor checks to verify compliance to the Standards are recorded on the audit report.

under comments, specific items checked are listed. Issues identified are recorded and actions for cArs required and/or agreed to are listed.

references to specific cArs or observations are recorded in the right side column.

table 1: pigCare audit table

CriTiCAl 5 - not oK, there is a definite problem that needs immediate attention

mAJor 3 - oK, but means something is not quite right and more investigation is needed and actions must be taken within a defined time period

minor 1 - good, no immediate action required but a plan/CaR must be in place to rectify the problem in the future

obserVATion nAnot applicable or a comment of a general nature that may be of assistance to the piggeries processes in the future

Internal AuditWhen using the forms to complete an Internal Audit, simply work through each section by filling in the information and answering each question.

External Compliance AuditThrough the process of conducting the compliance Audit, the auditor will gather sufficient information to complete all sections of the report. They will ask questions of you and your staff (where applicable) and observe pigs, facilities and practices to enable them to effectively evaluate your piggery and its operation.


Background information and notes regarding the PigCare Production ChecklistPigcare is part of the APIQ3™ Welfare Audit Module and has been added to the APIQ3™ Compliance Audit as a tool to provide assessment of welfare standards. It aims to assist producers, auditors and APIQm to make informed, subjective assessments of your piggery and its operation. It focuses on welfare by asking questions specific to stockmanship, husbandry and management practices within common production facilities under common management within your piggery. For example, in gestation, farrowing or growing facilities under common management, it looks for indicators of stress exhibited by your pigs such as hunger and thirst, interaction with the physical environment and health injury and disease, and aims to identify the underlying causes of problems. A generic set of criteria comprising behaviour, vocalisation, physical appearance, mobility and faeces is applied to each of these, in a process designed to capture animal-based indicators reflecting the physical and emotional status of the pigs.

Pigcare Audit Table (Table 1) shows the traffic light scoring system and how it relates to corrective Action requests (cArs).

As a general guide, throughout PigCare oK/no/nA scoring is used for parameters where the judgement is straight-forward and objective or typically where yes/no answers would be possible. The traffic light scoring is used on parameters where the judgement is more subjective.


Part 1. Producer and Production Information

Auditor: Audit report No: Date:

producer information:

registered Business Trading name: ABN:

APL/PigPass registration no:

does this property form part of a joint certification? yes q No q

(For example, does the quality assurance system form part of a larger QA program and is the APIQ3™ site certification shared by more than one property? If yes, the auditor must ensure that the APIQ3™ Application Form for Joint Certification has been completed by the person managing/ overseeing the joint certification).

number of sites under this certification:

Number of sites audited:

List other sites audited (including pic tattoo and production type):

PIC: Tattoo/Brands:

Primary Contact: (person responsible for pig husbandry and/or completing and signing the PigPass national Vendor declaration [PPnVd]).

Site Address: (street/road address where pigs are housed; this is printed on the PPnVd as the place the journey commenced for all sites).

Street/Property:

City/Town: State: Post Code:

Postal Address: (all correspondence from APIQm and, when ordered, nVd books will be sent to this address).


Phone (B): Phone (AH): Fax:

Mobile: Email:

Property Owner: (if different from Primary contact).

Address:

Street/Property: (if different from above)


Postal Address: (all correspondence from APIQm and, when ordered, nVd books will be sent to this address).



Mobile: Email:


production information:

Producer Type:

Breeder q Breeder to Weaner q Farrow to Finish q Grower q Contract Grower q Boar AI q

Number of Sows: Number of Growers:

production System Breeders: (select all systems that apply)

Free range q Outdoor Bred q Indoor Intensive q deep Litter q

other (specify) q __________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________

using: sow stalls q Farrowing crates q group Housing q

growing pigs:

Free range q Outdoor Bred q Indoor Intensive q deep Litter q

other (specify) q ________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________

target live Sale Weight:

<25kg q >25 and <55kg q >55 and <75 q >75 q

husbandry practices: (select all that apply)

Teeth clipping q Tail docking q nose ringing q surgical castration q Boar Taint Vaccination q


Part 2. Producer APIQ3™ Declaration

I (state name):

Wish to be certified as an:

q APIQ3™ certified

q APIQ3™ Free range

q APIQ3™ Outdoor Bred

Producer under the Australian Pork Industry Quality Assurance Program (APIQ3™).

As a certified producer, I:

• intend to implement and maintain a QA system that complies with the APIQ3™ requirements

• have read and agree to abide to the APIQ3™ certification Policies for pork producers

• warrant that the contact details, and other details relating to the enterprise seeking certification, are correct

• have read the Australian Pork Limited (APL) Privacy and commercial notice, as currently published on the APL website, and acknowledge that the personal or commercial information provided to APL will be handled by APL in accordance with the Privacy and commercial notice.

signature:

Date:


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doc

umen

ts

by n

umbe

r an

d da

te

- st

anda

rd o

pera

ting

Proc

edur

es (s

oPs

) or

Wor

k In

stru

ction

s

- re

cord

ing

syst

ems

(e.g

. dai

ly re

cord

ing

shee

ts a

nd/o

r a

diar

y)

- an

on-

farm

Foo

d Sa

fety

and

Bio

secu

rity

Plan

is in

pla

ce.

1.1

B

1.1

C

The

Pigg

ery

man

agem

ent m

anua

l or

smal

l Hol

der

man

ual

iden

tifies

indi

vidu

als

with

resp

onsi

bilit

y fo

r th

e de

velo

pmen

t an

d m

aint

enan

ce o

f the

API

Q3

™ s

yste

m, a

nd e

nsur

es th

at

the

man

agem

ent p

racti

ces

and

docu

men

tatio

n re

quire

d fo

r A

PIQ

3™

are

bei

ng m

et.

- th

e pe

rson

resp

onsi

ble

for

the

QA

is id

entifi

ed.

- th

e ke

y pe

rson

(s) a

nd th

eir

role

s an

d re

spon

sibi

lities

are

id

entifi

ed. s

uper

viso

rs a

re id

entifi

ed. T

asks

are

cle

arly

de

fined

.

1.1

DA

sys

tem

is in

pla

ce to

ens

ure

that

reco

rds

and

docu

men

ts

incl

udin

g so

Ps a

nd W

ork

Inst

ructi

ons

are

mai

ntai

ned

and

are

curr

ent.

1 o -

obse

rvati

on, m

- m

inor

, m -

maj

or, c

- cr

itica

l


Part

3.

APIQ

3™

Aud

it Ch

eckl

ist (

cont

inue

d)

no.

Stan

dard

y/n

/na

pigg

ery

man

agem

ent

man

ual R

efer

ence

: (S

op,

Wor

k in

stru

ction

, Rec

ord

#)

if ap

plic

able

Com

men

ts

Corr

ecti

ve

acti

ons

Requ

ired

(Ca

Rs)1

o, m

, m, C

1.1

EA

n In

tern

al A

udit

proc

edur

e is

in p

lace

and

an

Inte

rnal

Aud

it is

co

mpl

eted

at l

east

ann

ually

.

- Th

e In

tern

al A

udit

was

ava

ilabl

e fo

r re

view

at t

he ti

me

of th

e co

mpl

ianc

e au

dit

- so

Ps o

r W

ork

Inst

ructi

ons

are

curr

ent

- n

on c

onfo

rman

ces

are

iden

tified

- A

ppro

pria

te c

orre

ctive

acti

ons

are

take

n an

d re

cord

ed

- ev

iden

ce is

pro

vide

d th

at n

on c

onfo

rman

ces

are

addr

esse

d.

1.1

Fex

istin

g st

aff a

re tr

aine

d an

d co

mpe

tent

in th

eir

requ

ired

task

s an

d tr

aini

ng is

reco

rded

.

1.1

Gev

iden

ce w

as p

rovi

ded

to s

how

that

ther

e ar

e st

aff tr

aini

ng

plan

s in

pla

ce to

mee

t com

pete

ncy

requ

irem

ents

.

1.1

Hn

ew s

taff

indu

ction

pro

cedu

res

are

in p

lace

and

trai

ning

is

reco

rded

.

1.1

IIt

is e

vide

nt th

at s

taff

are

fam

iliar

with

so

Ps a

nd W

ork

Inst

ructi

ons.

1 o -

obse

rvati

on, m

- m

inor

, m -

maj

or, c

- cr

itica

l


Part

3.

APIQ

3™

Aud

it Ch

eckl

ist (

cont

inue

d)

no.

Stan

dard

y/n

/na

pigg

ery

man

agem

ent

man

ual R

efer

ence

: (S

op,

Wor

k in

stru

ction

, Rec

ord

#)

if ap

plic

able

Com

men

ts

Corr

ecti

ve

acti

ons

Requ

ired

(Ca

Rs)1

o, m

, m, C

free

Ran

ge p

rodu

ction

intr

oduc

tory

not

e:

Whe

re a

pro

duce

r in

dica

tes

that

they

wis

h to

be

certi

fied

as F

ree

rang

e (F

r) th

e pr

oduc

er m

ust c

onfir

m th

eir

stat

us b

y co

mpl

eting

1.2

A th

roug

h 1.

2 e.

The

prod

ucer

sho

uld

com

plet

e th

e Pr

oduc

er D

ecla

ratio

n fo

und

in s

ectio

n si

x of

the

Smal

l Hol

der M

anua

l, or

App

endi

x 1

secti

on 2

of t

he C

ompl

ianc

e A

udit

Repo

rt.

Poin

ts A

thro

ugh

e ar

e m

anda

tory

. How

ever

, pro

duce

rs h

ave

up to

two

year

s fr

om th

e da

te o

f API

Q F

r ce

rtific

ation

to m

ove

to a

rota

tiona

l sys

tem

, as

spec

ified

in 1

.2F.

1.2

AA

. W

eane

rs a

nd g

row

ers

and

the

sow

s fr

om w

hich

they

wer

e br

ed h

ave

acce

ss to

pad

dock

s at

all

times

for

thei

r en

tire

life.

W

here

pig

s ar

e co

nfine

d te

mpo

rari

ly fo

r va

ccin

ation

s,

mati

ng o

r un

der

vete

rina

ry a

dvic

e sy

stem

s ar

e in

pla

ce w

hich

su

ppor

t the

nee

d fo

r co

nfine

men

t.

1.2

BB.

she

lter i

s av

aila

ble

to p

rovi

de p

rote

ction

from

the

elem

ents

an

d pr

edat

ors

at a

ll tim

es.

All

pigs

are

abl

e to

mov

e fr

eely

in a

nd o

ut o

f she

lter

prov

ided

.Be

ddin

g is

pro

vide

d in

the

shel

ters

.

1.2

Cc.

sui

tabl

e ra

nge

or p

addo

cks

with

rooti

ng a

nd/o

r fo

ragi

ng

area

s ar

e av

aila

ble

to p

igs

at a

ll tim

es.

Wal

low

s ar

e pr

ovid

ed w

here

sta

te re

gula

tions

and

the

seas

on p

erm

its.

1.2

Dd

. sh

elte

r pro

vide

d fo

r wea

ners

and

gro

wer

s m

eets

the

spac

e al

low

ance

s re

com

men

ded

in th

e M

odel

Cod

e, 3

rd e

ditio

n,

2007

App

endi

x 3

Tabl

e 51 .

1.2

Ee.

she

lter

for

dry

sow

s in

gro

ups,

lact

ating

sow

s w

ith p

igle

ts

and

boar

s m

eets

the

spac

e al

low

ance

in th

e M

odel

Cod

e 3r

d ed

ition

200

7, A

ppen

dix

3, T

able

8.

1.2

FF.

st

anda

rds

are

bein

g de

velo

ped2 , a

nd w

ill b

e ad

ded

to

API

Q3

™ o

nce

appr

oved

by

APL

, to

mee

t acc

epta

ble

land

m

anag

emen

t pra

ctice

s fo

r ou

tdoo

r ro

tatio

nal p

igge

ries

as

outli

ned

in th

e A

PL N

ation

al E

nviro

nmen

tal G

uide

lines

for

Pigg

erie

s (2

nd e

ditio

n, 2

010)

.

1 o -

obse

rvati

on, m

- m

inor

, m -

maj

or, c

- cr

itica

l 2 o

ption

al fo

r sm

all H

olde

rs


Part

3.

APIQ

3™

Aud

it Ch

eckl

ist (

cont

inue

d)

no.

Stan

dard

y/n

/na

pigg

ery

man

agem

ent

man

ual R

efer

ence

: (S

op,

Wor

k in

stru

ction

, Rec

ord

#)

if ap

plic

able

Com

men

ts

Corr

ecti

ve

acti

ons

Requ

ired

(Ca

Rs)1

o, m

, m, C

out

door

Bre

d pr

oduc

tion

Req

uire

men

ts

1.3A

sow

and

pig

lets

are

man

aged

as

per

free

rang

est

anda

rds

until

wea

ning

(see

1.2

B –

e).

A.

The

pig

lets

up

until

wea

ning

and

the

sow

s fr

omw

hich

they

are

bre

d ha

ve a

cces

s to

pad

dock

s at

all ti

mes

.

Whe

re p

igs

are

confi

ned

tem

pora

rily

for

vacc

inati

ons,

mati

ng o

r un

der

vete

rina

ry a

dvic

esy

stem

s ar

e in

pla

ce w

hich

sup

port

the

need

for

confi

nem

ent.

Not

e: A

dditi

onal

sta

ndar

ds fo

r out

door

bre

dpi

gger

ies

are

bein

g de

velo

ped

and

will

be

effec

tive

1 Ju

ly 2

011.

At w

hich

tim

e O

utdo

orBr

ed c

ertifi

catio

n w

ill b

e av

aila

ble.

1 o -

obse

rvati

on, m

- m

inor

, m -

maj

or, c

- cr

itica

l

Part

3.

APIQ

3™

Aud

it Ch

eckl

ist (

cont

inue

d)

no.

Stan

dard

y/n

/na

pigg

ery

man

agem

ent

man

ual R

efer

ence

: (S

op,

Wor

k in

stru

ction

, Rec

ord

#)

if ap

plic

able

Com

men

ts

Corr

ecti

ve

acti

ons

Requ

ired

(Ca

Rs)1

o, m

, m, C

free

Ran

ge p

rodu

ction

intr

oduc

tory

not

e:

Whe

re a

pro

duce

r in

dica

tes

that

they

wis

h to

be

certi

fied

as F

ree

rang

e (F

r) th

e pr

oduc

er m

ust c

onfir

m th

eir

stat

us b

y co

mpl

eting

1.2

A th

roug

h 1.

2 e.

The

prod

ucer

sho

uld

com

plet

e th

e Pr

oduc

er D

ecla

ratio

n fo

und

in s

ectio

n si

x of

the

Smal

l Hol

der M

anua

l, or

App

endi

x 1

secti

on 2

of t

he C

ompl

ianc

e A

udit

Repo

rt.

Poin

ts A

thro

ugh

e ar

e m

anda

tory

. How

ever

, pro

duce

rs h

ave

up to

two

year

s fr

om th

e da

te o

f API

Q F

r ce

rtific

ation

to m

ove

to a

rota

tiona

l sys

tem

, as

spec

ified

in 1

.2F.

1.2

AA

. W

eane

rs a

nd g

row

ers

and

the

sow

s fr

om w

hich

they

wer

e br

ed h

ave

acce

ss to

pad

dock

s at

all

times

for

thei

r en

tire

life.

W

here

pig

s ar

e co

nfine

d te

mpo

rari

ly fo

r va

ccin

ation

s,

mati

ng o

r un

der

vete

rina

ry a

dvic

e sy

stem

s ar

e in

pla

ce w

hich

su

ppor

t the

nee

d fo

r co

nfine

men

t.

1.2

BB.

she

lter i

s av

aila

ble

to p

rovi

de p

rote

ction

from

the

elem

ents

an

d pr

edat

ors

at a

ll tim

es.

All

pigs

are

abl

e to

mov

e fr

eely

in a

nd o

ut o

f she

lter

prov

ided

.Be

ddin

g is

pro

vide

d in

the

shel

ters

.

1.2

Cc.

sui

tabl

e ra

nge

or p

addo

cks

with

rooti

ng a

nd/o

r fo

ragi

ng

area

s ar

e av

aila

ble

to p

igs

at a

ll tim

es.

Wal

low

s ar

e pr

ovid

ed w

here

sta

te re

gula

tions

and

the

seas

on p

erm

its.

1.2

Dd

. sh

elte

r pro

vide

d fo

r wea

ners

and

gro

wer

s m

eets

the

spac

e al

low

ance

s re

com

men

ded

in th

e M

odel

Cod

e, 3

rd e

ditio

n,

2007

App

endi

x 3

Tabl

e 51 .

1.2

Ee.

she

lter

for

dry

sow

s in

gro

ups,

lact

ating

sow

s w

ith p

igle

ts

and

boar

s m

eets

the

spac

e al

low

ance

in th

e M

odel

Cod

e 3r

d ed

ition

200

7, A

ppen

dix

3, T

able

8.

1.2

FF.

st

anda

rds

are

bein

g de

velo

ped2 , a

nd w

ill b

e ad

ded

to

API

Q3

™ o

nce

appr

oved

by

APL

, to

mee

t acc

epta

ble

land

m

anag

emen

t pra

ctice

s fo

r ou

tdoo

r ro

tatio

nal p

igge

ries

as

outli

ned

in th

e A

PL N

ation

al E

nviro

nmen

tal G

uide

lines

for

Pigg

erie

s (2

nd e

ditio

n, 2

010)

.

1 o -

obse

rvati

on, m

- m

inor

, m -

maj

or, c

- cr

itica

l 2 o

ption

al fo

r sm

all H

olde

rs


Part

3.

APIQ

3™

Aud

it Ch

eckl

ist (

cont

inue

d)

no.

Stan

dard

y/n

/na

pigg

ery

man

agem

ent

man

ual R

efer

ence

: (S

op,

Wor

k in

stru

ction

, Rec

ord

#)

if ap

plic

able

Com

men

ts

Corr

ecti

ve

acti

ons

Requ

ired

(Ca

Rs)1

o, m

, m, C

food

Saf

ety

(mod

ule

2 of

the

Stan

dard

s m

anua

l)

pig

mov

emen

t to

Sale

or

Slau

ghte

r

2.1

Asl

augh

ter

pigs

are

cle

arly

iden

tified

acc

ordi

ng to

sta

te

legi

slati

on.

(not

e sy

stem

s us

ed in

the

pigg

ery)

2.1

BA

ll m

ovem

ents

for

pigs

pur

chas

ed, s

old

or s

laug

hter

ed a

re

acco

mpa

nied

by

a co

rrec

tly c

ompl

eted

and

val

id P

igPa

ss

nati

onal

Ven

dor

dec

lara

tion

(PPn

Vd).

copi

es o

f the

PPn

Vd a

re k

ept f

or s

even

yea

rs (r

ando

mly

sel

ect

and

chec

k PP

NVD

and

not

e do

cum

ents

che

cked

).

2.1

Cre

cord

s s

how

ing

pig

mov

emen

ts b

etw

een

prop

ertie

s ar

e ke

pt

to a

llow

for

trac

eabi

lity

whe

n re

quire

d. In

clud

ing

mov

emen

ts

betw

een

prop

ertie

s w

here

ow

ners

hip

has

not c

hang

ed.

(not

e ev

iden

ce p

rovi

ded)

food

Saf

ety

Risk

ana

lysi

s an

d h

aCC

p –

base

d on

foo

d Sa

fety

and

Bio

secu

rity

pla

n

2.2

APo

tenti

ally

con

tam

inat

ed s

ites

are

iden

tified

and

pla

ns a

re in

pl

ace

to m

inim

ise

risk

s to

pig

s.

(e.g

.: ol

d sh

eep

and

catt

le d

ips,

trea

ted

post

s, r

ubbi

sh ti

ps e

tc).

2.2

BA

ction

s ha

ve b

een

take

n to

ens

ure

pigs

are

not

rais

ed o

n la

nd

that

is c

onta

min

ated

with

toxi

ns, c

hem

ical

resi

dues

, tox

ic p

lant

s or

dis

ease

-cau

sing

org

anis

ms

at le

vels

that

are

kno

wn

to c

ause

ha

rm.

2.2

CFo

reig

n ob

ject

s ar

e re

mov

ed fr

om th

e pi

g en

viro

nmen

t.

(not

e ev

iden

ce p

rovi

ded

– fo

r ex

ampl

e di

ary

or m

aint

enan

ce

reco

rds)

.

1 o -

obse

rvati

on, m

- m

inor

, m -

maj

or, c

- cr

itica

l


Part

3.

APIQ

3™

Aud

it Ch

eckl

ist (

cont

inue

d)

no.

Stan

dard

y/n

/na

pigg

ery

man

agem

ent

man

ual R

efer

ence

: (S

op,

Wor

k in

stru

ction

, Rec

ord

#)

if ap

plic

able

Com

men

ts

Corr

ecti

ve

acti

ons

Requ

ired

(Ca

Rs)1

o, m

, m, C

food

Saf

ety

(mod

ule

2 of

the

Stan

dard

s m

anua

l)

food

Saf

ety

Risk

ana

lysi

s an

d h

aCC

p –

base

d fo

od S

afet

y an

d Bi

osec

urit

y pl

an (c

onti

nued

)

2.2

DPi

gs e

xpos

ed to

hea

lth h

azar

ds, p

atho

gens

and

env

ironm

enta

l ri

sks

are

iden

tified

.

(not

e ev

iden

ce p

rovi

ded

– fo

r ex

ampl

e di

ary

and

trea

tmen

t re

cord

s).

2.2

EA

n on

-far

m F

ood

Safe

ty a

nd B

iose

curit

y Pl

an is

in p

lace

and

co

vers

as

a m

inim

um th

e ge

neri

c ha

zard

s id

entifi

ed in

the

Nati

onal

Por

k In

dust

ry O

n-Fa

rm H

ACCP

Pla

n4 (a

nd a

s sh

own

in

the

Impl

emen

tatio

n m

anua

l, se

ction

3d

, Tab

le 1

and

2) .

2.2

Fso

Ps a

nd/o

r w

ork

inst

ructi

ons

are

in p

lace

and

incl

uded

in th

e Pi

gger

y M

anag

emen

t Man

ual o

r Sm

all H

olde

r Man

ual.

(not

e so

Ps/w

ork

inst

ructi

ons

chec

ked)

.

pig

trea

tmen

ts

2.3

Are

cord

s ar

e av

aila

ble

for

pigs

that

are

trea

ted

with

med

icati

ons

and

chem

ical

s th

at s

peci

fy:

- th

e w

eigh

t of t

he p

igs

to e

nsur

e th

ey re

ceiv

e th

e co

rrec

t do

se

- th

e da

te o

f tre

atm

ent

- th

e am

ount

adm

inis

tere

d

- la

bel o

r off

labe

l use

- w

ithho

ldin

g pe

riod

(WH

P) a

nd e

xpor

t sla

ught

er in

terv

al

(esI

).

1 o

- obs

erva

tion,

m -

min

or, m

- m

ajor

, c -

criti

cal

4 Po

rk o

n-Fa

rm H

AccP

Pla

n, F

inal

repo

rt: P

roje

ct n

o. 2

009/

2260

sA

rdI.


Part

3.

APIQ

3™

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it Ch

eckl

ist (

cont

inue

d)

no.

Stan

dard

y/n

/na

pigg

ery

man

agem

ent

man

ual R

efer

ence

: (S

op,

Wor

k in

stru

ction

, Rec

ord

#)

if ap

plic

able

Com

men

ts

Corr

ecti

ve

acti

ons

Requ

ired

(Ca

Rs)1

o, m

, m, C

pig

trea

tmen

ts (c

onti

nued

)

2.3

BPi

gs w

ith b

roke

n ne

edle

s or

oth

er k

now

n fo

reig

n bo

dies

in th

em

are

iden

tified

, rec

orde

d, a

nd re

port

ed to

the

reci

pien

t at s

ale

or s

laug

hter

pro

vidi

ng d

etai

ls o

f the

obj

ect’s

loca

tion

on th

e PP

NVD

.

2.3

CA

ll off

-labe

l che

mic

al u

se, i

nclu

ding

any

cha

nges

to W

HPs

or

ESIs

, is

pres

crib

ed b

y a

vete

rina

rian

and

reco

rded

.

2.3

Dre

com

men

ded

inje

ction

and

trea

tmen

t pro

cedu

res

are

follo

wed

an

d th

e co

rrec

t che

mic

al d

ose

rate

s ar

e us

ed.

(not

e ev

iden

ce p

rovi

ded)

.

2.3

Est

aff a

dmin

iste

ring

trea

tmen

ts a

nd in

jecti

ons

to p

igs

are

trai

ned

and

reco

rded

as

com

pete

nt.

(not

e se

e al

so 3

.2).

2.4

AVe

ndor

dec

lara

tions

for

feed

and

bed

ding

mat

eria

ls p

urch

ased

ar

e ke

pt o

r in

divi

dual

feed

and

bed

ding

sam

ples

are

kep

t to

allo

w fo

r te

sting

if re

quire

d.

(not

e de

clar

ation

s si

ghte

d an

d is

sues

iden

tified

or

evid

ence

of

sam

ples

col

lect

ed).

feed

pra

ctice

s an

d m

edic

ation

fee

d m

anag

emen

t

2.4

BA

sys

tem

is in

pla

ce to

ens

ure

that

gra

in u

sed

for

hom

e-m

ixin

g is

no

t with

in a

with

hold

ing

peri

od.

(not

e ev

iden

ce p

rovi

ded)

.

2.4

CPi

gs a

re n

ot fe

d sw

ill o

r an

y fo

od s

crap

s th

at c

onta

in m

eat o

r ot

her

matt

er fr

om a

nim

als

or a

ny o

ther

sub

stan

ce p

rohi

bite

d by

re

spec

tive

stat

e an

d Te

rrito

ry le

gisl

ation

.

(not

e al

so a

pplie

s to

4.1

A).

1 o -

obse

rvati

on, m

- m

inor

, m -

maj

or, c

- cr

itica

l


Part

3.

APIQ

3™

Aud

it Ch

eckl

ist (

cont

inue

d)

no.

Stan

dard

y/n

/na

pigg

ery

man

agem

ent

man

ual R

efer

ence

: (S

op,

Wor

k in

stru

ction

, Rec

ord

#)

if ap

plic

able

Com

men

ts

Corr

ecti

ve

acti

ons

Requ

ired

(Ca

Rs)1

o, m

, m, C

feed

pra

ctice

s an

d m

edic

ation

fee

d m

anag

emen

t (c

onti

nued

)

2.4

DTh

ere

is a

sys

tem

in p

lace

that

reco

rds

all f

eed

rece

ived

and

the

med

icati

ons

in th

ose

feed

s.

2.4

EFe

ed s

tora

ge fa

ciliti

es a

re a

ppro

pria

tely

iden

tified

and

feed

de

liver

y is

che

cked

at d

eliv

ery

or a

s so

on a

s po

ssib

le to

ens

ure

that

feed

is p

lace

d in

the

corr

ect s

tora

ge.

(not

e ev

iden

ce th

at a

sati

sfac

tory

sys

tem

is in

pla

ce).

2.4

FA

feed

mix

ing,

sto

rage

and

del

iver

y sy

stem

is in

pla

ce to

pr

even

t cro

ss c

onta

min

ation

of f

eed

whe

re m

edic

ated

and

non

m

edic

ated

feed

s ar

e us

ed a

nd to

avo

id o

ther

haz

ards

suc

h as

m

ould

y gr

ain.

med

icati

on a

nd C

hem

ical

man

agem

ent

2.5

AFa

rm m

edic

ation

s an

d ch

emic

als

are

stor

ed a

nd h

andl

ed in

ac

cord

ance

with

man

ufac

ture

r’s

inst

ructi

ons.

2.5

Bch

emic

al u

se re

cord

s ar

e ke

pt th

at s

peci

fy e

stim

ated

or

actu

al

pig

wei

ghts

and

am

ount

s ad

min

iste

red.

(not

e ev

iden

ce p

rovi

ded)

.

2.5

CPi

gger

y ch

emic

als

are

stor

ed in

acc

orda

nce

with

the

man

ufac

ture

r’s

inst

ructi

ons.

(not

e ch

ecks

mad

e).

1 o -

obse

rvati

on, m

- m

inor

, m -

maj

or, c

- cr

itica

l


Part

3.

APIQ

3™

Aud

it Ch

eckl

ist (

cont

inue

d)

no.

Stan

dard

y/n

/na

pigg

ery

man

agem

ent

man

ual R

efer

ence

: (S

op,

Wor

k in

stru

ction

, Rec

ord

#)

if ap

plic

able

Com

men

ts

Corr

ecti

ve

acti

ons

Requ

ired

(Ca

Rs)1

o, m

, m, C

pre-

tran

spor

t Sel

ecti

on a

nd p

repa

rati

on o

f pig

s

2.6

APi

gs s

elec

ted

for

tran

spor

t are

fit a

nd h

ealth

y an

d m

eet t

he

prov

isio

ns o

f the

Aus

tral

ian

Stan

dard

s an

d G

uide

lines

for t

he

Wel

fare

of A

nim

als

– La

nd T

rans

port

.

2.6

BFi

nal f

eed

and

wat

er ti

mes

are

reco

rded

on

the

PPn

Vd p

rior

to

del

iver

y fo

r sl

augh

ter

and

proc

esso

rs a

re p

rovi

ded

with

this

in

form

ation

.

(not

e se

e al

so 2

.1 B

– c

orre

ct c

ompl

etion

of t

he P

PnVd

).

2.6

CH

andl

ing,

ass

embl

y, lo

adin

g an

d/or

unl

oadi

ng o

f pig

s is

co

nduc

ted

with

car

e an

d in

a m

anne

r th

at m

inim

ises

str

ess

to

pigs

.

(not

e ev

iden

ce p

rovi

ded

that

dem

onst

rate

the

indi

vidu

als/

wor

kers

atti

tude

tow

ards

the

hand

ling

of p

igs)

.

2.6

Dm

anag

emen

t and

sta

ff a

re a

war

e of

sta

te le

gisl

ation

rega

rdin

g tr

ansp

ort a

nd h

ave

syst

ems

in p

lace

to m

inim

ise

the

risk

s of

co

ntam

inati

on a

nd s

prea

d of

dis

ease

.

2.6

Eco

pies

of s

tate

tran

spor

t req

uire

men

ts a

re a

vaila

ble

to s

taff

an

d st

aff a

re a

war

e of

the

requ

irem

ents

for

the

hand

ling

and

tran

spor

t of p

igs.

(not

e ev

iden

ce p

rovi

ded

– fo

r ex

ampl

e th

e M

odel

Cod

e, Is

it F

it to

Loa

d G

uide

and

the

Land

Tra

nspo

rt C

ode)

.

1 o -

obse

rvati

on, m

- m

inor

, m -

maj

or, c

- cr

itica

l


Part

3.

APIQ

3™

Aud

it Ch

eckl

ist (

cont

inue

d)

no.

Stan

dard

y/n

/na

pigg

ery

man

agem

ent

man

ual R

efer

ence

: (S

op,

Wor

k in

stru

ction

, Rec

ord

#)

if ap

plic

able

Com

men

ts

Corr

ecti

ve

acti

ons

Requ

ired

(Ca

Rs)1

o, m

, m, C

ani

mal

Wel

fare

(mod

ule

3 of

the

Stan

dard

s m

anua

l)

ENTE

RPRI

SE C

HEC

KLIS

T

plan

ning

and

Con

ting

ency

arr

ange

men

ts in

pla

ce

3.1

AA

ris

k m

anag

emen

t sys

tem

is in

pla

ce in

cas

e of

bre

akdo

wn

of m

echa

nica

l equ

ipm

ent o

r de

lay

of fe

ed d

eliv

ery,

to e

nsur

e al

tern

ative

sou

rces

of f

eed

and

wat

er a

re a

vaila

ble,

and

to

prov

ide

for

envi

ronm

enta

l nee

ds.

3.1

BBa

ckup

ven

tilati

on s

yste

ms

are

in p

lace

whe

re re

quire

d to

en

able

effe

ctive

air

flow

at a

ll tim

es.

(des

crib

e sy

stem

s in

pla

ce).

3.1

CEv

iden

ce th

at e

lect

rica

l sys

tem

s ar

e pr

oper

ly in

stal

led

is

prov

ided

.

(evi

denc

e m

ay in

clud

e bu

t is

not l

imite

d to

: the

pre

senc

e of

sa

fety

sw

itche

s, e

lect

rica

l saf

ety

certi

ficati

on, e

lect

rica

l des

ign

draw

ing)

.

3.1

DA

faci

lities

and

equ

ipm

ent m

aint

enan

ce s

yste

m is

in p

lace

and

al

arm

s ar

e re

gula

rly

chec

ked.

(not

e m

aint

enan

ce re

cord

s vi

ewed

. A s

uita

ble

syst

em m

ay

incl

ude

but i

s no

t lim

ited

to; a

dia

ry, m

aint

enan

ce re

cord

, bl

ackb

oard

s an

d jo

b lis

t).

Staff

Com

pete

ncy

mai

ntai

ned

3.2

APi

gs a

re c

ared

for

by c

ompe

tent

sto

ckpe

rson

s as

per

the

Mod

el

Code

.

3.2

Bst

aff tr

aini

ng re

cord

s an

d/or

dia

ries

are

in p

lace

.

(not

e re

cord

s vi

ewed

).

3.2

CA

sui

tabl

e in

ducti

on p

rogr

am is

in p

lace

.

(not

e in

ducti

on p

rogr

am v

iew

ed).

1 o -

obse

rvati

on, m

- m

inor

, m -

maj

or, c

- cr

itica

l


Part

3.

APIQ

3™

Aud

it Ch

eckl

ist (

cont

inue

d)

no.

Stan

dard

y/n

/na

pigg

ery

man

agem

ent

man

ual R

efer

ence

: (S

op,

Wor

k in

stru

ction

, Rec

ord

#)

if ap

plic

able

Com

men

ts

Corr

ecti

ve

acti

ons

Requ

ired

(Ca

Rs)1

o, m

, m, C

faci

lities

and

env

iron

men

t mee

t the

mod

el C

ode

Requ

irem

ents

3.3

AA

ccom

mod

ation

, she

lter

or p

rote

ctive

str

uctu

res

for

pigs

are

co

nstr

ucte

d an

d m

aint

aine

d so

that

pig

s ar

e pr

otec

ted

from

ad

vers

e w

eath

er, i

njur

ies

and

pred

ator

s an

d m

eets

requ

irem

ent

of th

e M

odel

Cod

e.

3.3

BFa

ciliti

es a

nd e

quip

men

t are

che

cked

dai

ly a

nd m

aint

enan

ce

plan

s an

d re

cord

s sh

ow h

ow p

robl

ems

will

be

recti

fied.

3.3

Csy

stem

s ar

e in

pla

ce to

pro

vide

suffi

cien

t fre

sh a

ir fo

r pi

gs.

3.3

DA

Mod

el C

ode

Com

plia

nce

Plan

6 is in

pla

ce (s

ee s

oP

17 o

f the

Im

plem

enta

tion

Man

ual o

r 4.

2 of

the

Smal

l Hol

der M

anua

l) in

clud

ing

that

: (i)

ges

tatio

n st

alls

will

cea

se to

be

used

to h

ouse

sow

s an

d gi

lts

from

five

day

s aft

er s

ervi

ce u

ntil o

ne w

eek

befo

re fa

rrow

ing,

or

(ii) a

sow

will

not

be

confi

ned

in a

sta

ll fo

r m

ore

than

6 w

eeks

of

any

gest

ation

per

iod,

aft

er 2

0 A

pril

2007

.

(An

exce

ption

to (i

) and

(ii)

is fo

r in

divi

dual

sow

s th

at a

re u

nder

ve

teri

nary

trea

tmen

t or

othe

r sp

ecia

l car

e by

a c

ompe

tent

st

ockp

erso

n).

3.3

Eeq

uipm

ent u

sed

for

the

euth

anas

ia a

nd ro

utine

hus

band

ry

proc

edur

es is

sto

red

appr

opri

atel

y, m

aint

aine

d an

d is

fully

op

erati

onal

. (n

ote

syst

ems

used

).

3.3

FTe

ther

ing

is n

ot to

be

used

to re

stra

in p

igs.

3.3

Gd

ogs

are

not u

sed

unle

ss m

uzzl

ed a

nd/o

r un

der

effec

tive

cont

rol t

o pr

even

t biti

ng. (

obs

erve

and

not

e do

g ha

ndlin

g w

here

dog

s ar

e us

ed)

3.4

Com

plet

e th

e Pi

gCar

e A

udit

Chec

klis

t on

Page

84.

1 o

- obs

erva

tion,

m -

min

or, m

- m

ajor

, c -

criti

cal

6 Th

e M

odel

Cod

e Co

mpl

ianc

e Pl

an is

man

dato

ry fo

r La

rge

Hol

ders

, opti

onal

for

smal

l Hol

ders

.


Part

3.

APIQ

3™

Aud

it Ch

eckl

ist (

cont

inue

d)

no.

Stan

dard

y/n

/na

pigg

ery

man

agem

ent

man

ual R

efer

ence

: (S

op,

Wor

k in

stru

ction

, Rec

ord

#)

if ap

plic

able

Com

men

ts

Corr

ecti

ve

acti

ons

Requ

ired

(Ca

Rs)1

o, m

, m, C

Routi

ne h

ealt

h an

d h

usba

ndry

mea

sure

s ar

e in

pla

ce

3.5

AA

Her

d H

ealth

Pla

n is

in p

lace

for

the

pigg

ery.

3.5

BVa

ccin

ation

s or

min

or s

urgi

cal p

roce

dure

s ar

e co

nduc

ted

by o

r un

der

the

dire

ct s

uper

visi

on o

f a c

ompe

tent

sto

ckpe

rson

as

per

the

Mod

el C

ode.

(not

e ev

iden

ce p

rovi

ded)

.

3.5

CPi

gs a

re in

spec

ted

at le

ast o

nce

daily

, and

mor

e oft

en if

ne

cess

ary,

by

a co

mpe

tent

sto

ck p

erso

n.

3.5

Dev

iden

ce in

dica

tes

that

figh

ting

and

bully

ing

is m

anag

ed.

(not

e ev

iden

ce p

rovi

ded)

.

3.5

EPi

gs w

ith in

juri

es o

r ill

ness

are

iden

tified

and

trea

ted

as s

oon

as

prac

ticab

ly p

ossi

ble

(incl

udin

g is

olati

on o

r se

para

tion

from

her

d m

ates

if n

eces

sary

).

(not

e tr

eatm

ent r

ecor

ds c

heck

ed).

3.5

Fsu

rgic

al c

astr

ation

or

surg

ical

pro

cedu

res

that

rend

er a

mal

e pi

g ol

der

than

21

days

of a

ge s

teri

le a

re p

erfo

rmed

und

er

anae

sthe

sia

and

by a

vet

erin

ary

prac

tition

er.

on-

farm

eut

hana

sia

of p

igs

mee

ts th

e M

odel

Cod

e Re

quir

emen

ts

3.6

APi

gs n

ot re

spon

ding

to tr

eatm

ents

are

eut

hani

sed

usin

g ap

prov

ed m

etho

ds a

s pe

r th

e M

odel

Cod

e an

d as

out

lined

in th

e so

Ps o

r w

ork

inst

ructi

ons.

(not

e sO

Ps c

heck

ed a

nd m

etho

ds u

sed)

.

3.6

BW

here

hea

lth p

robl

ems

cann

ot b

e id

entifi

ed, a

dvic

e is

sou

ght,

an

d pi

gs s

uffer

ing

from

incu

rabl

e di

seas

es o

r in

jury

are

hu

man

ely

dest

roye

d.

(not

e ev

iden

ce o

f adv

ice

whe

re s

ough

t).

3.6

Cd

ead

pigs

are

rem

oved

from

the

pigg

ery

as s

oon

as p

racti

cabl

e.

1 o

- obs

erva

tion,

m -

min

or, m

- m

ajor

, c -

criti

cal

Part

3.

APIQ

3™

Aud

it Ch

eckl

ist (

cont

inue

d)

no.

Stan

dard

y/n

/na

pigg

ery

man

agem

ent

man

ual R

efer

ence

: (S

op,

Wor

k in

stru

ction

, Rec

ord

#)

if ap

plic

able

Com

men

ts

Corr

ecti

ve

acti

ons

Requ

ired

(Ca

Rs)1

o, m

, m, C

faci

lities

and

env

iron

men

t mee

t the

mod

el C

ode

Requ

irem

ents

3.3

AA

ccom

mod

ation

, she

lter

or p

rote

ctive

str

uctu

res

for

pigs

are

co

nstr

ucte

d an

d m

aint

aine

d so

that

pig

s ar

e pr

otec

ted

from

ad

vers

e w

eath

er, i

njur

ies

and

pred

ator

s an

d m

eets

requ

irem

ent

of th

e M

odel

Cod

e.

3.3

BFa

ciliti

es a

nd e

quip

men

t are

che

cked

dai

ly a

nd m

aint

enan

ce

plan

s an

d re

cord

s sh

ow h

ow p

robl

ems

will

be

recti

fied.

3.3

Csy

stem

s ar

e in

pla

ce to

pro

vide

suffi

cien

t fre

sh a

ir fo

r pi

gs.

3.3

DA

Mod

el C

ode

Com

plia

nce

Plan

6 is in

pla

ce (s

ee s

oP

17 o

f the

Im

plem

enta

tion

Man

ual o

r 4.

2 of

the

Smal

l Hol

der M

anua

l) in

clud

ing

that

: (i)

ges

tatio

n st

alls

will

cea

se to

be

used

to h

ouse

sow

s an

d gi

lts

from

five

day

s aft

er s

ervi

ce u

ntil o

ne w

eek

befo

re fa

rrow

ing,

or

(ii) a

sow

will

not

be

confi

ned

in a

sta

ll fo

r m

ore

than

6 w

eeks

of

any

gest

ation

per

iod,

aft

er 2

0 A

pril

2007

.

(An

exce

ption

to (i

) and

(ii)

is fo

r in

divi

dual

sow

s th

at a

re u

nder

ve

teri

nary

trea

tmen

t or

othe

r sp

ecia

l car

e by

a c

ompe

tent

st

ockp

erso

n).

3.3

Eeq

uipm

ent u

sed

for

the

euth

anas

ia a

nd ro

utine

hus

band

ry

proc

edur

es is

sto

red

appr

opri

atel

y, m

aint

aine

d an

d is

fully

op

erati

onal

. (n

ote

syst

ems

used

).

3.3

FTe

ther

ing

is n

ot to

be

used

to re

stra

in p

igs.

3.3

Gd

ogs

are

not u

sed

unle

ss m

uzzl

ed a

nd/o

r un

der

effec

tive

cont

rol t

o pr

even

t biti

ng. (

obs

erve

and

not

e do

g ha

ndlin

g w

here

dog

s ar

e us

ed)

3.4

Com

plet

e th

e Pi

gCar

e A

udit

Chec

klis

t on

Page

84.

1 o

- obs

erva

tion,

m -

min

or, m

- m

ajor

, c -

criti

cal

6 Th

e M

odel

Cod

e Co

mpl

ianc

e Pl

an is

man

dato

ry fo

r La

rge

Hol

ders

, opti

onal

for

smal

l Hol

ders

.


Part

3.

APIQ

3™

Aud

it Ch

eckl

ist (

cont

inue

d)

no.

Stan

dard

y/n

/na

pigg

ery

man

agem

ent

man

ual R

efer

ence

: (S

op,

Wor

k in

stru

ction

, Rec

ord

#)

if ap

plic

able

Com

men

ts

Corr

ecti

ve

acti

ons

Requ

ired

(Ca

Rs)1

o, m

, m, C

Bios

ecur

ity

(mod

ule

4 of

the

Sta

ndar

ds m

anua

l)

Syst

ems

are

in p

lace

to m

inim

ise

the

Risk

of C

onta

min

ation

or

dis

ease

Spr

ead

4.1

APi

gs a

re n

ot fe

d sw

ill o

r an

y fo

od s

crap

s th

at c

onta

in m

eat o

r ot

her

matt

er fr

om a

nim

als

or a

ny o

ther

sub

stan

ce p

rohi

bite

d by

re

spec

tive

stat

e an

d Te

rrito

ry le

gisl

ation

.

(not

e al

so a

pplie

s to

2.4

c).

4.1

BA

n on

-far

m F

ood

Safe

ty a

nd B

iose

curit

y Pl

an is

in p

lace

whi

ch

incl

udes

a:

- co

ntro

lled

entr

ance

to th

e pi

gger

y th

roug

h w

hich

all

visi

tors

, an

imal

and

tran

spor

t mov

emen

ts a

re a

dmitt

ed

- re

cord

of v

isito

rs, a

nim

al a

nd tr

ansp

ort m

ovem

ent

- st

aff a

re a

war

e of

the

farm

’s b

iose

curi

ty p

roce

dure

s an

d ha

ve

sign

ed a

per

sona

l Bio

secu

rity

dec

lara

tion

- ha

nd w

ashi

ng a

nd/o

r sh

ower

faci

lity,

and

boo

ts a

nd c

loth

ing

are

prov

ided

to v

isito

rs p

rior

to e

nter

ing

the

pigg

ery.

(not

e ev

iden

ce p

rovi

ded)

.

4.1

CTr

ucks

follo

w fa

rm b

iose

curi

ty s

tand

ards

.

4.1

DA

ll eq

uipm

ent u

sed

with

pig

s or

bro

ught

into

pig

hou

sing

is

clea

ned,

and

whe

re p

racti

cal,

disi

nfec

ted.

the

Risk

of d

isea

se in

trod

ucti

on fr

om n

ew S

tock

and

Sem

en is

Con

trol

led

4.2

AIn

trod

uced

sto

ck a

nd s

emen

com

ply

with

SO

Ps o

r W

ork

Inst

ructi

ons

and

intr

oduc

ed b

reed

ing

stoc

k of

unk

now

n st

atus

are

man

aged

acc

ordi

ng to

the

on-f

arm

Foo

d Sa

fety

and

Bi

osec

urity

Pla

n.

4.2

BSt

ock

are

insp

ecte

d on

arr

ival

.

(not

e ev

iden

ce p

rovi

ded,

for

exam

ple

insp

ectio

ns a

re re

cord

ed

in th

e di

ary

or a

n in

ducti

on o

r tr

eatm

ent r

ecor

d).

1 o

- obs

erva

tion,

m -

min

or, m

- m

ajor

, c -

criti

cals


Part

3.

APIQ

3™

Aud

it Ch

eckl

ist (

cont

inue

d)

no.

Stan

dard

y/n

/na

pigg

ery

man

agem

ent

man

ual R

efer

ence

: (S

op,

Wor

k in

stru

ction

, Rec

ord

#)

if ap

plic

able

Com

men

ts

Corr

ecti

ve

acti

ons

Requ

ired

(Ca

Rs)1

o, m

, m, C

the

Risk

of d

isea

se in

trod

ucti

on fr

om n

ew S

tock

and

Sem

en is

Con

trol

led

(con

tinu

ed)

4.2

CIn

trod

uced

bre

edin

g st

ock

of u

nkno

wn

heal

th s

tatu

s is

qu

aran

tined

for

a m

inim

um o

f tw

o w

eeks

.

Pigs

are

obs

erve

d fo

r si

gns

of d

isea

se b

efor

e be

ing

mix

ed w

ith

the

herd

.

(not

e qu

aran

tine

area

iden

tified

).

Staff

are

tra

ined

in e

mer

genc

y d

isea

se a

war

enes

s an

d fo

llow

Bio

secu

rity

pro

cedu

res

4.3

Ast

aff a

re a

war

e of

impo

rtan

t exo

tic a

nd e

ndem

ic d

isea

ses,

are

ab

le to

reco

gnis

e th

e si

gns

of il

l-hea

lth in

pig

s an

d ar

e aw

are

of

proc

edur

es to

follo

w w

hen

such

sig

ns a

re s

een.

(not

e ev

iden

ce p

rovi

ded.

As

an e

xam

ple

you

may

ask

que

stion

s of

sta

ff to

asc

erta

in th

eir

know

ledg

e an

d un

ders

tand

ing

of th

is

requ

irem

ent)

.

pest

Con

trol

pro

cedu

res

are

in p

lace

4.4

Ad

omes

tic p

igs

are

sepa

rate

d fr

om fe

ral p

igs,

dom

estic

pou

ltry

and

othe

r an

imal

s by

sec

ure

cont

ainm

ent i

n bu

ildin

gs a

nd/o

r pe

rim

eter

fenc

ing

or o

ther

sui

tabl

e m

eans

.

(not

e m

etho

ds u

sed

on fa

rm).

4.4

BA

sui

tabl

e pe

st c

ontr

ol p

rogr

am is

in p

lace

to p

reve

nt, r

oden

ts,

cats

and

oth

er p

ests

from

acc

essi

ng fe

ed, f

eed

stor

age

and

bedd

ing.

1 o

- obs

erva

tion,

m -

min

or, m

- m

ajor

, c -

criti

cal


Part

3.

APIQ

3™

Aud

it Ch

eckl

ist (

PigC

are)

Stan

dard

In

trod

ucto

ry N

ote:

The

bal

ance

of t

his

audi

t rep

ort i

s ta

ken

from

the

PigC

are

Chec

klis

t and

cov

ers

stan

dard

s pr

evio

usly

as

sess

ed. T

his

asse

ssm

ent

is u

sing

the

obje

ctive

traffi

c lig

ht s

yste

m a

nd th

e O

K N

ot O

K or

Not

App

licab

le a

sses

smen

ts fo

r an

imal

and

are

a in

dice

s. G

uide

lines

for

indi

ces

are

defin

ed in

the

PigC

are

Refe

renc

e Ta

bles

on

page

91

of th

is m

anua

l.

prod

ucti

on a

rea

no.

dry

Sow

sfa

rrow

ing

and

mati

ngpo

st

Wea

ning

ani

mal

Wel

fare

(mod

ule

3 of

the

Stan

dard

s m

anua

l)

pig

CaRe

pRo

du

Ctio

n a

Rea

Ch

eCKl

iSt

– Ci

rcle

the

appr

opri

ate

answ

er

Ade

quat

e Fe

ed a

nd W

ater

is A

vaila

ble

PigC

are

Aud

it T

able

Tra

ffic

Ligh

t Sys

tem

3.4

APi

gs a

re m

aint

aine

d w

ith a

bod

y co

nditi

on s

core

abo

ve 2

.

- W

here

the

body

con

ditio

n sc

ore

of a

pig

falls

to 2

or

belo

w [o

n th

e sc

ale

of 1

-5, s

ee A

ppen

dix

1 of

the

Mod

el C

ode]

ac

tion

is ta

ken

to im

prov

e bo

dy c

ondi

tion.

- If

rem

edia

l acti

on fa

ils to

reco

ver

them

to a

sco

re a

bove

2 th

ey a

re c

ulle

d.

• •

• 1

3

5•

• •

1

3

5

• •

• 1

3

5

3.4

BFe

ed is

fres

h, p

alat

able

and

free

from

con

tam

inan

ts.

• •

• 1

3

5•

• •

1

3

5

• •

• 1

3

5

3.4

Cd

rink

ing

wat

er o

r an

othe

r w

hole

som

e liq

uid

is a

vaila

ble

to p

igs

at a

ll tim

es to

mee

t the

ir p

hysi

olog

ical

wat

er n

eeds

. •

• •

1

3

5

• •

• 1

3

5•

• •

1

3

5

3.4

DPi

gs a

re p

rovi

ded

with

dai

ly a

cces

s to

feed

that

mai

ntai

ns th

eir

heal

th a

nd m

eets

thei

r ph

ysio

logi

cal r

equi

rem

ents

.

3.4

EA

utom

atic

feed

ers

and

wat

erer

s ar

e ch

ecke

d da

ily.

3.5

DA

ction

is ta

ken

if pe

rsis

tent

bul

lyin

g is

lead

ing

to d

epri

vatio

n of

food

or

wat

er.

Acc

omm

odati

onPi

gCar

e A

udit

Tab

le T

raffi

c Li

ght S

yste

m

3.3

AA

ccom

mod

ation

, she

lter

or p

rote

ctive

str

uctu

res

for

pigs

are

con

stru

cted

and

mai

ntai

ned

so th

at p

igs

are

prot

ecte

d fr

om

adve

rse

wea

ther

, inj

urie

s or

pre

dato

rs.

Acc

omm

odati

on, s

helte

r or

pro

tecti

ve s

truc

ture

s pr

ovid

e at

leas

t the

min

imum

spa

ce re

quire

men

ts s

peci

fied

in A

ppen

dix

III o

f the

Mod

el C

ode.

• •

• 1

3

5•

• •

1

3

5

• •

• 1

3

5

3.3

BAl

l bui

ldin

gs h

ave

fire

prev

entio

n m

easu

res

in p

lace

in a

ccor

danc

e w

ith th

e re

quire

men

ts o

f the

loca

l con

trol

ling

auth

ority

.

App

rove

d fir

e-fig

hting

equ

ipm

ent i

s av

aila

ble

to s

ervi

ce a

ll pi

g ac

com

mod

ation

with

sta

ff tr

aine

d in

its

use.

In la

rge

shel

ters

th

ere

are

gate

s to

ope

n to

allo

w p

igs

to e

scap

e.

OK/

NO

/NA

8 O

K/N

O/N

AO

K/N

O/N

A

8 o

K –

oK,

no

– n

ot o

k, n

A –

not

App

licab

le


Part

3.

APIQ

3™

Aud

it Ch

eckl

ist (

PigC

are)

prod

ucti

on a

rea

no.

Stan

dard

dry

Sow

sfa

rrow

ing

and

mati

ngpo

st

Wea

ning

Acc

omm

odati

on (c

onti

nued

)Pi

gCar

e A

udit

Tab

le T

raffi

c Li

ght S

yste

m

3.3

CVe

ntila

tion

prev

ents

acc

umul

ation

of h

arm

ful c

once

ntra

tion

of g

ases

. O

K/N

O/N

AO

K/N

O/N

AO

K/N

O/N

A

3.3

Dso

ws

and

boar

s ac

com

mod

ated

indi

vidu

ally

in s

talls

can

sta

nd, g

et u

p an

d lie

dow

n w

ithou

t bei

ng o

bstr

ucte

d by

the

bars

an

d fitti

ngs

of th

e st

all,

lie w

ith li

mbs

ext

ende

d, to

str

etch

and

to b

e ab

le to

free

ly u

nder

take

suc

h m

ovem

ents

:

a) T

hey

can

stan

d at

-res

t in

a st

all w

ithou

t sim

ulta

neou

sly

touc

hing

bot

h si

des

of th

e st

all.

b) W

hen

they

lie

dow

n in

the

stal

l, th

eir s

nout

and

hin

dqua

rter

s do

not

sim

ulta

neou

sly

touc

h th

e en

ds o

f the

sta

ll.

c) I

f the

sta

ll ha

s ba

rs a

long

the

top,

thes

e do

not

touc

h th

eir b

acks

whe

n st

andi

ng a

t res

t or w

hen

they

hav

e th

eir h

eads

do

wn

feed

ing.

d) T

he p

lace

men

t of d

rinke

rs a

nd/o

r fee

d/w

ater

trou

ghs

in th

e st

all m

ust b

e ea

sily

acc

essi

ble

to th

em, b

ut m

ust n

ot

prev

ent t

he a

bilit

y to

sta

nd, s

tret

ch a

nd li

e do

wn.

e) W

hen

lyin

g do

wn,

any

con

tact

with

thei

r nei

ghbo

urs

in s

talls

on

eith

er s

ide

mus

t not

resu

lt in

inju

ry.

• •

• 1

3

5•

• •

1

3

5

NA

3.5

Dst

alls

are

con

stru

cted

to a

s fa

r as

reas

onab

ly p

ossi

ble

prev

ent a

ggre

ssio

n be

twee

n pi

gs.

OK/

NO

/NA

OK/

NO

/NA

NA

3.5

EW

here

boa

rs a

re k

ept c

onst

antly

in s

talls

they

are

rele

ased

for

use

for

mati

ng o

r ex

erci

sed

at le

ast t

wic

e pe

r w

eek.

• •

• 1

3

5•

• •

1

3

5

NA

3.5

FA

ny b

oars

run

in g

roup

s ar

e ch

ecke

d da

ily a

nd m

anag

ed to

ens

ure

subo

rdin

ate

boar

s ar

e no

t ser

ious

ly in

jure

d or

sub

ject

ed

to p

ersi

sten

t agg

ress

ion

by o

ther

boa

rs.

OK/

NO

/NA

OK/

NO

/NA

NA

Equi

pmen

tPi

gCar

e A

udit

Tab

le T

raffi

c Li

ght S

yste

m

3.1

Cel

ectr

ical

inst

alla

tions

at m

ains

vol

tage

are

not

acc

essi

ble

to p

igs

and

are

prop

erly

ear

thed

.•

• •

1

3

5

• •

• 1

3

5•

• •

1

3

5

Envi

ronm

ent

3.1

B/

3.3

CA

ction

is ro

utine

ly ta

ken

whe

n ne

cess

ary

to c

ool/

heat

dis

tres

sed

pigs

.O

K/N

O/N

AO

K/N

O/N

AO

K/N

O/N

A

Part

3.

APIQ

3™

Aud

it Ch

eckl

ist (

PigC

are)

Stan

dard

In

trod

ucto

ry N

ote:

The

bal

ance

of t

his

audi

t rep

ort i

s ta

ken

from

the

PigC

are

Chec

klis

t and

cov

ers

stan

dard

s pr

evio

usly

as

sess

ed. T

his

asse

ssm

ent

is u

sing

the

obje

ctive

traffi

c lig

ht s

yste

m a

nd th

e O

K N

ot O

K or

Not

App

licab

le a

sses

smen

ts fo

r an

imal

and

are

a in

dice

s. G

uide

lines

for

indi

ces

are

defin

ed in

the

PigC

are

Refe

renc

e Ta

bles

on

page

91

of th

is m

anua

l.

prod

ucti

on a

rea

no.

dry

Sow

sfa

rrow

ing

and

mati

ngpo

st

Wea

ning

ani

mal

Wel

fare

(mod

ule

3 of

the

Stan

dard

s m

anua

l)

pig

CaRe

pRo

du

Ctio

n a

Rea

Ch

eCKl

iSt

– Ci

rcle

the

appr

opri

ate

answ

er

Ade

quat

e Fe

ed a

nd W

ater

is A

vaila

ble

PigC

are

Aud

it T

able

Tra

ffic

Ligh

t Sys

tem

3.4

APi

gs a

re m

aint

aine

d w

ith a

bod

y co

nditi

on s

core

abo

ve 2

.

- W

here

the

body

con

ditio

n sc

ore

of a

pig

falls

to 2

or

belo

w [o

n th

e sc

ale

of 1

-5, s

ee A

ppen

dix

1 of

the

Mod

el C

ode]

ac

tion

is ta

ken

to im

prov

e bo

dy c

ondi

tion.

- If

rem

edia

l acti

on fa

ils to

reco

ver

them

to a

sco

re a

bove

2 th

ey a

re c

ulle

d.

• •

• 1

3

5•

• •

1

3

5

• •

• 1

3

5

3.4

BFe

ed is

fres

h, p

alat

able

and

free

from

con

tam

inan

ts.

• •

• 1

3

5•

• •

1

3

5

• •

• 1

3

5

3.4

Cd

rink

ing

wat

er o

r an

othe

r w

hole

som

e liq

uid

is a

vaila

ble

to p

igs

at a

ll tim

es to

mee

t the

ir p

hysi

olog

ical

wat

er n

eeds

. •

• •

1

3

5

• •

• 1

3

5•

• •

1

3

5

3.4

DPi

gs a

re p

rovi

ded

with

dai

ly a

cces

s to

feed

that

mai

ntai

ns th

eir

heal

th a

nd m

eets

thei

r ph

ysio

logi

cal r

equi

rem

ents

.

3.4

EA

utom

atic

feed

ers

and

wat

erer

s ar

e ch

ecke

d da

ily.

3.5

DA

ction

is ta

ken

if pe

rsis

tent

bul

lyin

g is

lead

ing

to d

epri

vatio

n of

food

or

wat

er.

Acc

omm

odati

onPi

gCar

e A

udit

Tab

le T

raffi

c Li

ght S

yste

m

3.3

AA

ccom

mod

ation

, she

lter

or p

rote

ctive

str

uctu

res

for

pigs

are

con

stru

cted

and

mai

ntai

ned

so th

at p

igs

are

prot

ecte

d fr

om

adve

rse

wea

ther

, inj

urie

s or

pre

dato

rs.

Acc

omm

odati

on, s

helte

r or

pro

tecti

ve s

truc

ture

s pr

ovid

e at

leas

t the

min

imum

spa

ce re

quire

men

ts s

peci

fied

in A

ppen

dix

III o

f the

Mod

el C

ode.

• •

• 1

3

5•

• •

1

3

5

• •

• 1

3

5

3.3

BAl

l bui

ldin

gs h

ave

fire

prev

entio

n m

easu

res

in p

lace

in a

ccor

danc

e w

ith th

e re

quire

men

ts o

f the

loca

l con

trol

ling

auth

ority

.

App

rove

d fir

e-fig

hting

equ

ipm

ent i

s av

aila

ble

to s

ervi

ce a

ll pi

g ac

com

mod

ation

with

sta

ff tr

aine

d in

its

use.

In la

rge

shel

ters

th

ere

are

gate

s to

ope

n to

allo

w p

igs

to e

scap

e.

OK/

NO

/NA

8 O

K/N

O/N

AO

K/N

O/N

A

8 o

K –

oK,

no

– n

ot o

k, n

A –

not

App

licab

le


Part

3.

APIQ

3™

Aud

it Ch

eckl

ist (

PigC

are)

prod

ucti

on a

rea

no.

Stan

dard

dry

Sow

sfa

rrow

ing

and

mati

ngpo

st

Wea

ning

Free

Ran

ge C

erti

ficati

on R

equi

rem

ents

1.2

The

pigg

ery

prod

uctio

n sy

stem

com

plie

s w

ith th

e A

PIQ

3™ d

efini

tion

and

stan

dard

s fo

r ‘F

ree

rang

e’ (F

r).

Prod

uctio

n is

ca

rrie

d ou

t acc

ordi

ng to

acc

epte

d g

ood

Agr

icul

tura

l Pra

ctice

s (g

AP)

for

the

prod

uctio

n of

Fr

pigs

. O

K/N

O/N

AO

K/N

O/N

AO

K/N

O/N

A

Out

door

Bre

d Ce

rtific

ation

Req

uire

men

ts

1.3

The

pigg

ery

prod

uctio

n sy

stem

com

plie

s w

ith th

e A

PIQ

3™ d

efini

tion

and

stan

dard

s fo

r ‘o

utdo

or B

red’

(oB)

pro

ducti

on.

Prod

uctio

n is

car

ried

out

acc

ordi

ng to

acc

epte

d g

ood

Agr

icul

tura

l Pra

ctice

s (g

AP)

for

the

prod

uctio

n of

out

door

Bre

d pi

gs.

pi

OK/

NO

/NA

OK/

NO

/NA

OK/

NO

/NA


PigC

are

Prod

uctio

n Ch

eckl

ist F

arro

win

g –

Sow

s an

d Bo

ars

hun

ger

& t

hirs

tin

tera

ction

wit

h ph

ysic

al

envi

ronm

ent

hea

lth,

inju

ry a

nd d

isea

seSo

ws &

Boa

rsfa

rrow

ing

and

mati

ngpo

st

Wea

ning

ani

mal

in

dice

s

Indi

cato

rs o

f hun

ger a

nd th

irst

• el

evat

ed n

oise

and

squ

ealin

g

Not

e: E

leva

ted

nois

e to

be

expe

cted

dur

ing

spec

ific

activ

ities

, e.g

. sow

feed

ing,

pi

glet

inte

racti

ons.

Indi

cato

rs o

f poo

r hou

sing

/fac

ilitie

s •

neg

ative

soc

ial i

nter

actio

ns

– sq

ueal

ing,

voc

al a

ggre

ssio

n an

d co

nflic

t.

Indi

cato

rs o

f ill

heal

th•

coug

hing

, squ

ealin

g•

exce

ssiv

ely

quie

t

Refe

renc

es: C

ough

Inde

x; H

erd

Hea

lth P

lan.

Voca

lisati

on

• •

• 1

3

5•

• •

1

3

5

• •

• 1

3

5

Indi

cato

rs o

f hun

ger a

nd th

irst

• Bo

dy c

ondi

tion

- som

e va

riati

on b

etw

een

indi

vidu

als

is n

orm

al b

ut n

o in

divi

dual

sh

ould

be

less

than

2

• sc

ratc

hes

and

lesi

ons

– du

e to

co

mpe

tition

for

food

/wat

er•

chro

nic

unde

r-fe

edin

g –

back

bone

pro

min

ence

, hai

ry,

elev

ated

sho

ulde

r ul

cers

Re

fere

nces

– C

ondi

tion

Scor

ing

Tabl

e; H

ealth

and

In

jury

Gui

delin

es.

Indi

cato

rs o

f poo

r hou

sing

/fac

ilitie

s •

exce

ssiv

ely

dirt

y pi

gs•

elev

ated

lam

enes

s•

skin

lesi

ons/

wou

nds

due

to

fighti

ng/i

njur

y (p

igle

ts)

• Ta

il/vu

lva/

ear

bitin

g•

Pres

sure

wou

nds

(sho

ulde

r/hi

p/lim

b/ba

ckbo

ne le

sion

s)•

sunb

urn

• d

isch

arge

s –

nasa

l, oc

ular

, w

ound

, vul

val

• ex

cess

ive

pre-

wea

ning

m

orta

lities

Refe

renc

es –

Hea

lth a

nd In

jury

G

uide

lines

.

Indi

cato

rs o

f ill

heal

th•

Body

con

ditio

n - h

airy

, raz

or-

back

ed•

skin

– le

sion

s, p

ress

ure

sore

s,

brui

sing

, abn

orm

al c

olou

r•

dis

char

ges

– sc

ouri

ng, v

ulva

l, na

sal,

ocul

ar, w

ound

/abs

cess

• H

erni

as o

r pr

olap

ses

N

ote

– pi

gs in

goo

d he

alth

sh

ould

app

ear b

right

-eye

d,

fine-

haire

d, p

ink-

skin

ned

and

in g

ood

cond

ition

Re

fere

nces

– H

ealth

and

In

jury

Gui

delin

es; C

ondi

tion

Scor

ing

Tabl

e.

phys

ical

a

ppea

ranc

e

• •

• 1

3

5•

• •

1

3

5

• •

• 1

3

5

Indi

cato

rs o

f hun

ger a

nd th

irst

• A

gita

tion,

bos

sine

ss, fi

ghtin

g•

rest

less

ness

• Att

ract

ed to

wat

er if

a b

ucke

t is

intr

oduc

ed to

the

pen.

Indi

cato

rs o

f poo

r hou

sing

/fac

ilitie

s •

Tem

pera

ture

– h

uddl

ing,

sh

iver

ing,

pan

ting

• Fi

ghtin

g•

ner

vous

/eva

sive

pig

s•

ster

eoty

pies

/rep

etitiv

e be

havi

ours

N

ote

– pi

gs in

goo

d ho

usin

g sh

ould

app

ear r

elax

ed, c

onte

nt

and

resp

onsi

ve.

Indi

cato

rs o

f ill

heal

thre

duce

d aw

aren

ess

– ap

athy

, le

thar

gy•

Hud

dlin

g•

scra

tchi

ng•

rest

less

, agi

tate

d.

Beha

viou

r

• •

• 1

3

5•

• •

1

3

5

• •

• 1

3

5

Com

men

ts: (

for

exam

ple,

list

she

ds s

elec

ted

for

insp

ectio

n)


PigC

are

Prod

uctio

n Ch

eckl

ist F

arro

win

g –

Farr

owin

g &

Mat

ing

hun

ger

& t

hirs

tin

tera

ction

wit

h ph

ysic

al

envi

ronm

ent

hea

lth,

inju

ry a

nd d

isea

seSo

ws &

Boa

rsfa

rrow

ing

and

mati

ngpo

st

Wea

ning

ani

mal

in

dice

s

Indi

cato

rs o

f hun

ger a

nd th

irst

• Pa

rtial

rest

ricti

on -

incr

ease

d ac

tivity

, figh

ting,

con

gesti

on

at d

rink

ing/

feed

ing

poin

ts•

com

plet

e re

stri

ction

–

rest

less

ness

, no

cong

estio

n at

dr

inki

ng/f

eedi

ng p

oint

s•

Adv

ance

d de

priv

ation

- re

duce

d ac

tivity

, let

harg

y,

neur

olog

ical

abn

orm

aliti

es

(sal

t tox

icity

)

Not

e –

mob

ility

ass

essm

ent

not a

pplic

able

in a

reas

of

rest

ricte

d m

ovem

ent,

e.g

. fa

rrow

ing

crat

es.

Indi

cato

rs o

f poo

r hou

sing

/fac

ilitie

s •

rest

rict

ed m

obili

ty o

r sp

ace

• o

bstr

uctio

n of

mov

emen

ts b

y ba

rs/fi

tting

s•

Inab

ility

to s

uckl

e pi

glet

s on

bo

th s

ides

(far

row

ing

hous

e)•

elev

ated

lam

enes

s

Refe

renc

es –

Spa

ce A

llow

ance

s fo

r Pig

s (f

arro

win

g); H

ealth

an

d In

jury

Gui

delin

es.

Indi

cato

rs o

f ill

heal

th

• el

evat

ed la

men

ess

N

ote

– m

obili

ty a

sses

smen

t di

fficu

lt in

are

as o

f res

tric

ted

mov

emen

t, e

.g. s

ows/

boar

s in

st

alls

Re

fere

nces

– H

ealth

and

In

jury

Gui

delin

es.

mob

ility

• •

• 1

3

5•

• •

1

3

5

• •

• 1

3

5

Indi

cato

rs o

f hun

ger a

nd th

irst

• Lo

w q

uanti

ty o

f fre

sh d

ung

• Q

ualit

y of

fres

h du

ng -

dryn

ess

may

indi

cate

redu

ced

wat

er a

cces

s.

Indi

cato

rs o

f poo

r hou

sing

/fac

ilitie

s •

dis

char

ges

• A

re p

igs

dung

ing

in th

e ap

prop

riat

e ar

ea?

Indi

cato

rs o

f ill

heal

th•

scou

ring

• co

nstip

ation

• Tr

aces

of b

lood

, dig

esta

etc

.

faec

es

• •

• 1

3

5•

• •

1

3

5

• •

• 1

3

5

Com

men

ts: (

for

exam

ple,

list

she

ds s

elec

ted

for

insp

ectio

n)


Corr

ectiv

e Ac

tion

Sum

mar

y Sh

eet

To b

e co

mpl

eted

dur

ing

audi

t pro

cess

no.

Chec

klis

t and

Ref

eren

ce n

umbe

ra

sses

smen

tCo

de/

Stan

dard

Supp

orti

ng C

omm

ents

Resp

onse

/out

com

e

Base

d on

the

Pigc

are

resp

onse

and

co

rrec

tive

Acti

on m

atri

x an

d g

uide

lines

Not

OK

• 5

• 3

Not

OK

• 5

• 3

Not

OK

• 5

• 3

Not

OK

• 5

• 3

Not

OK

• 5

• 3

Not

OK

• 5

• 3

Not

OK

• 5

• 3

PigC

are

Prod

uctio

n Ch

eckl

ist F

arro

win

g –

Farr

owin

g &

Mat

ing

hun

ger

& t

hirs

tin

tera

ction

wit

h ph

ysic

al

envi

ronm

ent

hea

lth,

inju

ry a

nd d

isea

seSo

ws &

Boa

rsfa

rrow

ing

and

mati

ngpo

st

Wea

ning

ani

mal

in

dice

s

Indi

cato

rs o

f hun

ger a

nd th

irst

• Pa

rtial

rest

ricti

on -

incr

ease

d ac

tivity

, figh

ting,

con

gesti

on

at d

rink

ing/

feed

ing

poin

ts•

com

plet

e re

stri

ction

–

rest

less

ness

, no

cong

estio

n at

dr

inki

ng/f

eedi

ng p

oint

s•

Adv

ance

d de

priv

ation

- re

duce

d ac

tivity

, let

harg

y,

neur

olog

ical

abn

orm

aliti

es

(sal

t tox

icity

)

Not

e –

mob

ility

ass

essm

ent

not a

pplic

able

in a

reas

of

rest

ricte

d m

ovem

ent,

e.g

. fa

rrow

ing

crat

es.

Indi

cato

rs o

f poo

r hou

sing

/fac

ilitie

s •

rest

rict

ed m

obili

ty o

r sp

ace

• o

bstr

uctio

n of

mov

emen

ts b

y ba

rs/fi

tting

s•

Inab

ility

to s

uckl

e pi

glet

s on

bo

th s

ides

(far

row

ing

hous

e)•

elev

ated

lam

enes

s

Refe

renc

es –

Spa

ce A

llow

ance

s fo

r Pig

s (f

arro

win

g); H

ealth

an

d In

jury

Gui

delin

es.

Indi

cato

rs o

f ill

heal

th

• el

evat

ed la

men

ess

N

ote

– m

obili

ty a

sses

smen

t di

fficu

lt in

are

as o

f res

tric

ted

mov

emen

t, e

.g. s

ows/

boar

s in

st

alls

Re

fere

nces

– H

ealth

and

In

jury

Gui

delin

es.

mob

ility

• •

• 1

3

5•

• •

1

3

5

• •

• 1

3

5

Indi

cato

rs o

f hun

ger a

nd th

irst

• Lo

w q

uanti

ty o

f fre

sh d

ung

• Q

ualit

y of

fres

h du

ng -

dryn

ess

may

indi

cate

redu

ced

wat

er a

cces

s.

Indi

cato

rs o

f poo

r hou

sing

/fac

ilitie

s •

dis

char

ges

• A

re p

igs

dung

ing

in th

e ap

prop

riat

e ar

ea?

Indi

cato

rs o

f ill

heal

th•

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Producer: Audit Date: ............../.............../...............

Site Audited:

non-compliance details:

signed (Auditor): minor/major/Criticalsigned (responsible person):

corrective action (immediate problem) - details:

corrective action will be completed by (insert date): ............../.............../...............

signed (responsible person): Date: ............../.............../...............

Action taken to prevent recurrence (if different from immediate action) - details:

Preventive action will be completed by (insert date): ............../.............../...............

signed (responsible Person): Date: ............../.............../...............

Follow-up and close-out - details:

Proposed follow-up date (insert date): ............../.............../...............

date closed out (insert date): ........../............/........... signed (Auditor):

FORM: APIQ3™ CAR Version 3:2010


APPENDIX II – PIGCARE REFERENCE TABLES

These tables are provided as a guide to assist in the evaluation of Pigcare® animal welfare assessments.

PigCare Auditor References

1. Condition Scoring table

2. air Quality guidelines

3. temperature Recommendations

4. Water Requirements

5. lighting guidelines

6. facilities guidelines

7. health and injury guidelines

8. Coughing Score

9. mortality guide

10. Space allowances


1. Condition Scoring Table

Body Condition Scoring

Numerical Score

1 2 3 4 5

Pelvic Bones, Tail Head

Pelvic bones very prominent. Deep cavity around the tail head.

Pelvic bones obvious but some slight cover. Cavity around tail head.

Pelvic bones covered.

Pelvic bones only felt with firm pressure. No cavity around tail.

Pelvic bones impossible to feel. Root of tail set deep in surrounding fat.

Loin Loin very narrow. Sharp edges on traverse spinal process. Flank very hollow.

Loin narrow. only slight cover to edge of transverse spinal process. Flank rather hollow.

edge of transverse spinal processes covered and rounded.

edge of traverse spinal processes felt only with firm pressure.

Impossible to feel bones. Flank full and rounded.

Vertebrae Prominent and sharp throughout the length of the backbone.

Prominent. Visible over the shoulder. Some cover further back.

Felt only with firm pressure.

Impossible to feel vertebrae.

Ribs Individual ribs very prominent.

rib cage less apparent. difficult to see individual ribs.

Covered but can be felt.

rib cage not visible. Very difficult to feel any ribs.

Not possible to feel ribs.

Source: Massey University, 2009. On-farm Welfare Assessment of Pigs: a user guide and supplementary information for an on-farm assessment tool.


2. Air Quality Guidelines

Pigs should show minimal signs of respiratory discomfort or disease, for example, sneezing, ocular/nasal discharge and coughing.

air Quality assessment

Ammonia

10-15ppm

25ppm

Detectable by smell to human nose

ocular and nasal irritation to humans (eyes water, nose runs)

Dust unpleasant to human; signs of respiratory and ocular discomfort (sneezing, ocular/nasal discharge and coughing)

Humidity Unpleasant to human


3. Temperature Recommendations

temperature Range for optimum Comfort

Piglets – newborn

27-35oC

Piglets – three weeks of age

24-30oC

Farrowing house

16-22oC

Weaners 20-30oc in first week

Growers 15-30oC

Finishers 15-30oC

Sows and boars 15-30oC

Source: Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals – Pigs, (3rd Edition, 2007); PISC Report No. 92


4. Water Requirements for Pigs

average Water Consumption (l/day)

Boar and dry sow 12-15

sow and litter 25-45

Grower

25kg

45kg

65kg

90kg

3-5

5-7

7-9

9-12


Class flow Rate (l/min) maximum pressure (kpa)

Weaners 0.5 85-105

growers/finishers 1.0 140-175

Dry sow 1.0 No limit*

Lactating sow 2.0 No limit*

* care should be made to avoid excessive pressure, as water wastage can occur.

Source: : Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals – Pigs, (3rd Edition); PISC Report No. 92

5. Lighting Recommendationsnatural or artificial light of at least 20 lux is suggested to be made available at pig level in all buildings for a minimum of nine hours daily.

Source: Massey University, 2009. On-farm Welfare Assessment of Pigs: a user guide and supplementary information for an on-farm assessment tool


6. Facilities Guidelines

prevalence of facility problem

•1

•3

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Insufficient space: • gilts, sows, boars• nursery/finisher pigs

<1%<1%

1-10%1-10%

>10%>10%

Pens with: • damaged flooring• damaged fencing• damaged equipment• inappropriate feeder space• inadequate water availability

<1%<1%<1%<1%

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7. Health and Injury Guidelinesgilts, Sows and Boars

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Lameness <0.1% 0.1-2% >2%

Abscesses <1% 1-2% >2%

Wounds: • shoulder• Vulva• other parts of body

<5%<5%<5%

5-15%5-15%5-15%

>15%>15%>15%

Scratches <15% 15-40% >40%

Body condition score <2 <0.1% 0.1-2% >2%

neonatal piglets, nursery and finisher pigs

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•3

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Pigs euthanised (as % of total deaths) >20% 5-20% <5%

Lameness <1% 1-5% >5%

Abscesses <1% 1-5% >5%

Wounds <5% 5-15% >15%

Scratches <15% 15-40% >40%

Body condition score <2 <0.1% 0.1-2% >2%



8. Cough Score

Score description

0 no coughing whilst observer is walking through shed

1<5% (1 pig in 20) coughing; coughing is not persistent whilst observer walking through shed; mild coughing after pigs are encouraged to move

210-50% coughing; cough observed in pigs which are undisturbed but may not be persistent for entire time observer is in shed

3>50% (1 pig in 2) coughing, including pigs at rest; cough is constant whilst observer walks through shed


9. Mortality Guide

Class mortalities (*3 month rolling average)

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•3

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Pre-weaning <10% 10-15% 15%+

Post-weaning <4% 4-6% 6%+

Sows <6% 6-10% 10%+

Source: Chris Richards and Associates, Swine Veterinary Consultants, Bendigo, 2010


10. Space Allowancesspace allowances for pigs kept indoors are binding from 2013, except where otherwise stated.

Standards - Breeding gilts, Sows and Boars housed indoors

Class Minimum Space Allowance per Adult

gilts in group housing (mated or selected for breeding and >100kg LW)

1m2

sows in group housing 1.4m2

Adult pigs in individual stalls• All new installations Sows Boars• All stalls, including those installed

prior to endorsement of the Model Code

0.6m x 2.2m0.7m x 2.4mmust provide the outcome-based standards of Section 4 in the Model Code

Boars in individual pens (living space only)

6.0m2

sows in farrowing crates• new farrowing crate installations Crate dimensions Farrowing crate and creep area

0.5m x 2m3.2m2* The minimum length must be 2m. This is the internal measurement, inclusive of feed and water facilities and a rear anti-crush rail placed where required* The minimum width of 500mm is to be taken at not more than 450mm above the floor level

• All farrowing crates, including those installed prior to endorsement of this Model Code

* Where crates installed prior to the Model Code are smaller than this, they must only be used for smaller sows to achieve the standards of Section 4 of the Model Code

* must provide the outcome-based standards of Section 4 in the Model Code

Farrowing pen 5.6m2 per sow

* sows, when housed in group pens with a group size of less than 10 sows, may need a greater space allowance than the stated minimum if persistent bullying and aggression occurs.


Recommendations – outdoor Systems

Dry sows 20-25 sows/ha (maximum)

Lactating sows with piglets 9-14 sows/ha (maximum)

sows kept in groups 300-400m2 per sow

Sows kept in individual paddocks 400-500m2 per sow

Shelters

• dry sows in groups

• Lactating sows with piglets

• Boars

1.2-1.5m2/sow (minimum)

4-6m2/sow (minimum)

2m2/boar (minimum)



Daily Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun

check feed line has started automatically

Check that feeders are not blocked

Check all drinkers

orphaned piglets hand-fed

check airflow and temperature of rooms

check health and welfare of pigs

Medicate if required and record

Euthanase if needed and record

Dispose of carcasses

make sure AI fridge is working

Check if any maintenance is required/report

Weekly

Run out oldest room and put in pork shed

Hose out empty room

Power wash walkways

Disinfect room

Prepare for next batch of weaned pigs

Reset computer

Monthly

Remove cobwebs from shed

Wash windows

clean air-conditioning pads/water catchment

APPENDIX III – EXAMPLE OF AN ON-FARM OPERATIONAL CHECKLIST


APPENDIX IV – Auditor Registration Application

To be completed by APIQM:

Applicant Date:

Applicant Name:

Authorised officer (APIQm):

Date Authorised:

to be completed by the applicant:

application for registration as an APiQ3™ auditor and/or facilitator

1. please tick the role(s) you are applying for:

APIQ3™ auditor q

APIQ3™ facilitator q

2. personal information

First Name: Title:

Last Name:

Company name:

Your Postal Address:

Town/Suburb: State: Post Code:

Your Street Address:

Town/Suburb: State: Post Code:


Mobile: Email:

3. RaBQSa certification (Applicable to APIQ3™ Auditor applicants only)

I am currently registered with rABQsA as a nFsA level2 (or higher) with APIQ3™Scope q

rABQsA registration number: Expiry date:


4. piggery experience (Applicable to first time applicants only)

I have (please tick the appropriate box and provide detail)

Successfully completed the APIQ3™ on-farm piggery experience training package q

Date completed: Name of trainer:

oR: Successfully completed an APIQ3™ Skills audit: q

Date completed: Name of trainer:

oR: completed other relevant training for approval at the discretion of APIQ management q

describe other relevant training:

Full-time on-farm piggery experience (or equivalent) q

Details provided in table:

dATe where (provide name of piggery/business organisation)

Phone

(for verification purposes)

poSition/Role duTies Performed


5. please indicate which states you are able to provide auditing/facilitation services:

QLD q NSW q VIC q SA q WA q TAS q NT q

6. declaration by applicant

q I have attached the declaration by APIQ3™ Auditor/Facilitator (see the last page of the registration conditions for APIQ3™ Facilitators and Auditors).

q I agree to comply with all current Australian Pork Limited (APL) procedures and policies that apply to the role I am applying for (for more detail, contact APL).

q I confirm that all the information on this application is correct to the best of my knowledge.

q I have included a copy of my rABQsA certificate (applicable to APIQ3™ Auditor applicants only).

q I have attached a copy of my professional indemnity and public liability insurance certificate of currency.

q I understand that APL makes the contact details of APIQ3™ Auditors and Facilitators available to pork producers through public means including the APL website and industry newspapers. I will let APL know in writing if I want my details to be withheld.

for first time applicants only:

q I have included a copy of my CV.

q I understand that if I do not have sufficient on-farm piggery experience (i.e. equivalent of one year full time experience), I will be required to do a skills assessment with an approved skills trainer.

q I understand that APL has a probation arrangement for new auditors of five single site audits within six months of probationary audit status being approved.

q I understand that if I am a first time Facilitator applicant without the required piggery experience, I need to apply as an APIQ3™ Auditor first and do the five probation audits before I am eligible for full APIQ3™ Facilitator registration

signature of Applicant: Date:

please send application form to:

APL - APIQPO Box 148, DEAKIN WEST ACT 2600

for enquiries:

phone 02 6285 2200 fax 02 6285 2288


Important:1. APIQ3™ Auditor applicants must:

a. be certified by rABQsA as a nFsA level 2 (or higher) with APIQ scope; and

b. demonstrate, as a minimum, an equivalent of one year on-farm piggery experience or have successfully completed the APIQ3™ on-farm piggery experience induction course or complete a pig skills test with an approved skills auditor or trainer.

2. APIQ3™ Facilitator applicants must:

a. have successfully completed rABQsA recognised Food safety system Facilitator training or other HAccP training approved by APIQm; and

b. demonstrate, as a minimum, an equivalent of one year on-farm piggery experience or have successfully completed the APIQ3™ on-farm piggery experience induction course or complete a skills test with an approved skills auditor or trainer.

3. Auditor and facilitator applicants can be offered provisional registration at the sole discretion of APIQ management (APIQm), once APIQm has received confirmation of the applicants rABQsA certification, been provided with proof or evidence of experience and or training and on receipt of an application for certification.

a. A provisional auditor must complete five single site audits within six months of provisional certification.

b. A provisional facilitator must complete three probationary single site facilitation exercises within 12 months before they are eligible for full Facilitator registration.

c. APIQm reviews the probationary audit reports and assesses the auditor’s performance as described in certification Policy 12 (CP12): Auditor Training, Qualification and Certification.

4. Applications must include the following information/documents, as per APIQ3™ strategic Policy 12:

a. application form completed in full

b. proof of identity (copy of license, birth certificate or other document at your discretion)

c. proof of experience (curriculum Vitae)

d. and or proof of training (transcript)

e. proof of current professional indemnity and public liability insurance (minimum of 5m).


CaR call description examples

cAr - criticalPigcare – Red/5

A critical cAr is called when there is a definite problem, the situation is not oK and immediate attention and action is required because:

- there has been a breach of regulations and prosecution is likely if the issue is not rectified immediately

- public knowledge of the incidence is likely to bring the industry into disrepute if not rectified

- the health and wellbeing of pigs and/or humans is threatened

- other producers may be affected by the issue if it remains unaddressed.

A critical cAr may be called where:

- management practices are not in keeping with good Agricultural Practices (gAP)

- management refuses to acknowledge or address critical issues identified

- maintaining current practices will likely lead to prosecution if the issues was known

- where on-going inaction could lead to prosecution

- three or more major cArs have been called and inaction on these will lead to a serious welfare risk to pigs and/or people.

Front page of the paper issues:

- serious animal welfare/neglect issues- serious food safety issues - serious biosecurity issues- risk to market access

Generally endemic or systemic issues rather than one off, one pig issues.

The following list outlines some examples where a critical cAr may be issued. The Auditor will need to use common sense and follow the principles described in the table to identify other critical issues. Examples include:

- serious neglect- Pig malnutrition- Flagrant disregard for APIQ3™ Standards- endemic tail biting - Pigs left without adequate feed and water- no provision for backup feeding and

or watering systems in the event of an emergency. For example failed automated feed system. No backup power supply when the only system for feeding is mechanical

- not reporting a suspected emergency Animal Disease

- A product being used that is banned for use in food producing animals

- Tethers being used to restrain pigs- serious disregard for stocking densities.

cAr - majorPigcare – orange/3

A major cAr is called when the piggery systems are operating oK, but something is not quite right, and more investigation is needed.

Where actions must be taken to ensure that an issue identified does not become critical, thereby placing the health and wellbeing of pigs and/or people in danger.

Where future inaction may result in a breach of regulations.

Where actions are in breach of regulations but the health and wellbeing of the pigs and/or people is not at serious risk.

- no Piggery Management Manual (QA Manual) in place.

- Following inappropriate animal husbandry practices, for example euthanaising pigs over 15 kg with blunt trauma.

- no PigPass national Vendor declarations used for delivery of pigs.

- no national Vendor declarations available for feed.

- staff not trained in chemical use administering chemicals.

- chemical use and retained foreign object records not kept accurately.

- unapproved off-label use of veterinary medications.

- A number of key soPs not reflecting what actually happens on forms.

1 This Table is a work in progress and will be amended as improvements are defined through auditing and consultation between producers, auditors and APIQm and when approved by APL. This Table should be used in conjunction with certification Policy 16: corrective Action management.

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APPENDIX VII – STOCKPERSON TRAINING – WHAT DO yOu NEED TO DO TO BE COMPLIANT?APL in consultation with producers, Registered Training Organisations (rTos) and other key stakeholders has developed recognition of Prior Learning and competency certification for stockpersons in the pork industry.

The competence of stockpersons is one of the main requirements of the Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals - Pigs [3rd edition, 2007] standards in the Model Code have formed the basis of the new and incoming state regulations for pig welfare which will effectively make the standards in the MCOP law. Under the Model Code (and associated regulations) from march 2011 onwards, piggery stockpersons will be required to be able to prove that they are competent to perform their role of caring for pigs. The Model Code is available at www.publish.csiro.au/nid/22/pid/5698.htm.

While the majority of our producers and their staff are competent in their role, many of them have not had formal training and do not have certification. obtaining recognition of Prior Learning (rPL) and providing access to further training for as many of our stockpersons as possible is an industry priority. obtaining certification for piggery workers should also function to raise the profile of the pork industry as a profession and increase job satisfaction for people already working in the industry.

As an industry, (in consultation with stakeholders and government regulators) APL has determined that a stockperson is considered “suitably qualified” if they meet one or more of the following criteria.

The criteria includes:

a. is a veterinarian

B. holds a Certificate 3 in agriculture (pork production) or equivalent

C. has completed the stockperson skill set or has been assessed by an Rto to have completed units of competence (either through training or Rpl) in at least the following areas:

- move and handle pigs;- care for the health and welfare of pigs;- comply with industry animal welfare requirements; and - Administer medication to livestock.

APL also recommends that stockpersons undertake the Euthanasia module, but this is not compulsory.

d. has 12 months experience caring for pigs in a commercial establishment* and must have had on the job training and experience in at least the following areas:

- moving and handling pigs; - Inspecting and assessing the health and well-being of pigs; - carrying out vaccinations, health treatments and elective husbandry procedures; - Humane destruction of pigs suffering an incurable disease, untreatable injury or painful deformity; and - maintaining records of inspections and assessments of pigs.

This can be proven through either rPL or through appropriate farm records, such as QA records, which show that the stockperson has carried out these tasks.

* Note that in SA this must be on a QA accredited farm.

For more information contact APL Policy Issues manager on 02 6285 2200.

APPENDIX VIII – APIQ3™ LIST OF CERTIFICATION POLICIES

CP0. APIQ3™: List of certification and Administrative Policies

CP1. APIQ3™: good Agricultural Practice as the Basis for APIQ3™

CP2. APIQ3™: steps to becoming APIQ3™ certified - small Holder & Large Holder

CP3. APIQ3™: Producer small Holder definition

CP4. APIQ3™: cost neutral to Australian Pork Limited (APL)

CP5. APIQ3™: Auditor organisation and management

CP6. APIQ3™: Auditor conflict of Interest

CP7. APIQ3™: complaints and Incident Investigation

CP8. APIQ3™: Auditor certification status: current, Probationary, conditional, suspended & cancelled

CP9. APIQ3™: Producer - APIQ3™ certification status and non compliance to APIQ3™ Standards

CP10. APIQ3™: Verification of the APIQ3™ System

CP11. APIQ3™: Audit Standards and Frequency

CP12. APIQ3™: Auditor Training, Qualification and certification

CP13. APIQ3™: Auditor costs, Fees and charges

CP14. APIQ3™: certification for change of Property ownership

CP15. APIQ3™: Appeal/dispute resolution Process

CP16. APIQ3™: corrective Action management

CP17. APIQ3™: Joint certification


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PO Box 148 Deakin West ACT 2600toll free 1800 789 099telephone 02 6285 2200 facsimile 02 6285 2288email [email protected] www.apiq.com.au

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