Services
The team at Herdwel can provide the following services:
First
party audits
First-party audits are those performed within an organization by business employees and to the business’s standards. Useful for comparing results between farms under umbrella management.
Second
party audits
Second-party audits are performed by a supplier, customer, or contractor, to ensure that products supplied are produced in compliance with the requirements of the purchaser.
Third
party audits
Third-party audits are performed by an independent body against a recognized standard (i.e., ISO 22000).
On-farm
Animal assessment
On-farm animal welfare assessments and corrective action reporting.
on-farm
audit programs
Development of on-farm, practical audit programs.
Herdwel has business relationships with industry associates who can be called on to provide extra services when required.
Contact HerdwelAnimal Welfare
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Food and nutrition
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positive emotional state
a positive emotional state, which means not only the absence of pain and fear but the presence of positive emotions such as those triggered by play and social interaction.
Expression of innate behaviour
the ability to express innate behaviours, such as segregating from the herd prior to parturition, licking a newborn, etc.
Managing production animals with systems which ensure disease prevention, provide necessary veterinary treatment, appropriate shelter, good nutrition, humane handling, timely euthanasia and humane slaughter, all contribute to high welfare standards which lead to high herd profitability. The Five Domains are as follows.
Nutrition
Environment
Health
Behaviour
Mental State
In recent years, the Five Domains on have been widely accepted as the basis for animal welfare standards. If animal agriculture is going to maintain its social licence to operate, it is important that farmed animals are managed in ways which acknowledge these Five Domains and conform to the expectations of consumers, both individual and corporate.