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Audits and assessments are important because they promote the integrity of the livestock industry and improve animal welfare. They can be a tool to communicate about animal care to consumers.
They are commonly used in two ways:
The purpose of this website is to help you learn how to formally measure factors associated with dairy cattle health, management, and facilities. This site is part of Professional Animal Auditor Certification Organization (PAACO) Dairy Welfare Auditor Training, but can also be used as a stand-alone resource.
This site will provide guidance on learning how to audit dairy cattle welfare. Our training uses the PAACO Example Dairy Audit. This example pulls together components from US dairy audits to provide the most robust training available, ensuring that PAACO certified auditors are prepared to execute a 3rd party audit against any well written audit tool.
The site works best if you use Chrome and high-speed internet. This is particularly important for the opportunities to test your repeatability, as these contain pictures and videos that require sufficient bandwidth.
They are commonly used in two ways:
- As a management tool. Producers can self-assess to monitor conditions and make improvements on their farm.
- As part of the supply chain process. Retailers, processors, or specialty product labels use audits and assessments to ensure a given level of animal care on the farm. In these cases, an independent, trained 3rd party auditor often performs the audit or assessment.
The purpose of this website is to help you learn how to formally measure factors associated with dairy cattle health, management, and facilities. This site is part of Professional Animal Auditor Certification Organization (PAACO) Dairy Welfare Auditor Training, but can also be used as a stand-alone resource.
This site will provide guidance on learning how to audit dairy cattle welfare. Our training uses the PAACO Example Dairy Audit. This example pulls together components from US dairy audits to provide the most robust training available, ensuring that PAACO certified auditors are prepared to execute a 3rd party audit against any well written audit tool.
The site works best if you use Chrome and high-speed internet. This is particularly important for the opportunities to test your repeatability, as these contain pictures and videos that require sufficient bandwidth.