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Codes Of Practice

Developed through NFACC

  • Bison
  • Dairy Cattle
  • Farmed Fox
  • Farmed Mink
  • Farmed Salmonids
  • Goats
  • Rabbits
  • Veal Cattle

Under Revision

  • Beef Cattle
  • Chickens, Turkeys and Breeders
  • Equine
  • Pigs
  • Pullets and Laying Hens
  • Sheep

Archived Recommended Codes of Practice

  • Farmed Deer
  • Transportation

Code Development Process

  • Development Steps
  • Public Comment Period
  • Frequently Asked Questions

Brief History of the Codes

The Codes in Action

The Codes in Action

Many groups have taken the Codes and are delivering them provincially and locally.  These Code-based external resources are delivering the Codes to end-users.

General

Farm & Food Care Ontario - IMPACT

Beef Cattle

Beef Cattle Research Council - What beef producers need to know about pain control and prevention

Chickens, Turkeys and Breeders

Chicken Farmers of Canada - High Animal Care Standards

Dairy Cattle

Dairy Farmers of Canada - proAction

Dairy Farmers of Canada - Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Dairy Cattle

Equine

BC SPCA - Caring for Horses

Equine Euthanasia: A Humane End-Of-Life

Equine Transport: Understanding Canada’s Transport of Animals Regulations

Sheep 

Responsible Animal Care and the Code of Practice

 

 

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