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| Arla Foods and the Partnership are committed to ensuring the highest animal welfare standards and supports members to ensure that they comply with the Assured Dairy Farm Scheme, legislation relating to quality, traceability, hygiene and animal welfare. |
In a move to strengthen the red tractor logo, new standards came into effect in April 2010. |
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To become a member of AFMP, all dairy farmers must be farm assured and all dairy farm production standards must be achieved and maintained in order to claim farm assurance status.
Assured Farm Standards Auditors
Arla Foods works closely with CMI UK which has a team of AFS accredited auditors that inspect Partnership farms on a regular basis to ensure that they are fully compliant with the requirements of the scheme.
The scheme sets rigorous quality, hygiene and animal welfare standards, which are now increasingly being sought by Arla Foods customers. |
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The production standards addressed include:
- Hygiene and food safety
- Housing
- Plant and equipment
- Feedstuffs and water
- Stocksmanship and training
- Contingency procedures |
Herd health plan
An integral part of the scheme is a herd health plan, which is a detailed plan of preventative healthcare and protocols as well as a recording system to monitor herd health and welfare. The herd health plan is also reviewed annually in conjunction with vets.
This includes protocols for routine footcare, examination and trimming, and actions to be taken for the treatment of lame cows. A mastitis action plan is also required and used to prevent and control mastitis of the herd, including methods for detection and treatment, protocols for clinical cases and procedures for drying off. |
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