Plant Documentation
Plant Location: Newberry, SC
Plant Contact: Ray Cheeks, Raw Processing Manager
1. Plant has written animal welfare policy for animals once they have been received into the plant:
2. Mechanisms are in place to minimize travel time to facility:
3. Emergency plans in place for animals in transit:
4. Availability of acceptable euthanasia tools for turkeys:
5. Maintenance records for euthanasia equipment, proper storage, and employee documentation of training for euthanasia are available:
6. Pre-market feed withdrawal is less than or equal to 12 hours before loading turkeys for transport:
7. All personnel that handle turkeys have been trained according to Kraft Foods policies and have current documentation of training:
Pre-Processing Live Holding Area
Plant Location: Newberry, SC
Five individual trailers will be audited at random at the live animal holding docks and the overall scores of the five trailers will be combined for overall scoring.
Temperature at Trailer Holding Docks (Thermometers are mounted by Dock 8 & Dock 26):
1) Trailer Number and Dock: (example: 213, 12)
The temperature is: (select a choice)
1. Trailer loaded at proper density depending on weather conditions:
2. Coops are in good repair (i.e. No sharp edges, broken latches, etc.):
3. Stocking density allows turkeys to be in a single layer:
4. Are all animals properly loaded in coops (i.e. No wings, feet, beaks, etc. caught in hinged doors):
Example of caught wing below:
2) Trailer Number and Dock:
The temperature is: (select a choice)
1. Trailer loaded at proper density depending on weather conditions:
2. Coops are in good repair (i.e. No sharp edges, broken latches, etc.):
3. Stocking density allows turkeys to be in a single layer:
4. Are all animals properly loaded in coops (i.e. No wings, feet, beaks, etc. caught in hinged doors):
3) Trailer Number and Dock:
The temperature is: (select a choice)
1. Trailer loaded at proper density depending on weather conditions:
2. Coops are in good repair (i.e. No sharp edges, broken latches, etc.):
3. Stocking density allows turkeys to be in a single layer:
4. Are all animals properly loaded in coops (i.e. No wings, feet, beaks, etc. caught in hinged doors):
4) Trailer Number and Dock:
The temperature is: (select a choice)
1. Trailer loaded at proper density depending on weather conditions:
2. Coops are in good repair (i.e. No sharp edges, broken latches, etc.):
3. Stocking density allows turkeys to be in a single layer:
4. Are all animals properly loaded in coops (i.e. No wings, feet, beaks, etc. caught in hinged doors):
5) Trailer Number and Dock:
The temperature is: (select a choice)
1. Trailer loaded at proper density depending on weather conditions:
2. Coops are in good repair (i.e. No sharp edges, broken latches, etc.):
3. Stocking density allows turkeys to be in a single layer:
4. Are all animals properly loaded in coops (i.e. No wings, feet, beaks, etc. caught in hinged doors):
DOA Rendering Bin
No LIVE bird should be discarded as a DOA. Injured or sick birds removed from processing must be properly euthanized before placement into the DOA bin. A live bird in the DOA bin is a major non-conformance. Non-comformances must be recorded and corrective actions made in all circumstances. If a non-conformance is witnessed by the auditor, it results in an automatic audit failure and will result in the retraining of ALL employees involved in bird processing.
Any live birds in DOA bin:
Unloading Dock
One trailer will be audited at random in the Live Dock. If the trailer fails according to the outlined criteria below, audit an additional trailer and average the two together.
1) Trailer Number:
1. Trailer has been properly driven into the live bay to ensure ease during unloading:
2. Proper lighting for unloading turkeys is used:
3. Adequate staff available for receiving/shackling turkeys:
4. Proper sized shackles are used for the size of the turkeys:
5. Calming tools are used to keep turkeys from becoming stressed (i.e. quieting belts, curtains, etc.)
6. Total Number of DOAs on Trailer (count number of turkeys in DOA bin located on the front of the truck after truck is completely unloaded):
Is this an acceptable amount of DOAs allotted per truck:
Shackle Efficacy
Birds must be monitored to ensure that they have been properly shackled by having both legs properly restrained and with the turkey's back towards the hanger (right). Document shackle score below for 100 birds. Keep track of birds by using metal chains attached to shackles (left).
How to score shackling:
1. Birds have been split into groups of ten (1-10, 11-20, 21-30, etc.)
2. Count the number of birds correctly shackled out of 100 total.
3. After 100 birds have been audited, if there is less than 98% correctly shackled, select " no" for the final answer and fill in the questions that follow the question. (i.e. Worker error, mechanical error, or other reason).
Birds 1-10: How many animals were properly shackled?
Birds 11-20: How many animals were properly shackled?
Birds 21-30: How many animals were properly shackled?
Birds 31-40: How many animals were properly shackled?
Birds 41-50: How many animals were properly shackled?
Birds 51-60: How many animals were properly shackled?
Birds 61-70: How many animals were properly shackled?
Birds 71-80: How many animals were properly shackled?
Birds 81-90: How many animals were properly shackled?
Birds 91-100: How many animals were properly shackled?
After 100 birds have been counted, was there a correct shackling percentage > 98%?
Acts of Abuse (1)
Any willful act of abuse/egregious act grounds as an automatic failure an in need of immediate corrective action.
Willful acts include but are not limited to:
1. Shackling a severely injured bird
2. Lifting a bird solely by its feathers
3. Hitting or beating an animal
4. Any other handling techniques other than what is listed in the DPS training document
Any willful acts observed?
Stunning Efficacy
Score 100 turkeys during the specified shift.
Scoring Guidelines:
Stunned Correctly: Animal is completely insensible to pain. No signs of returning to sensibility seen.
Ineffective Stun: Animal shows some type of response associated with returning to consciousness.
Things to look for during audit that indicate a proper stun
1) No corneal reflex
2) No spontaneous blinking
3) No rhythmic breathing
4) No righting reflex
*Wing flapping should not be used as the primary sign of sensibility. Although this can be associated with returning to sensibility, other signs outlined above must be used to determine the true state if the bird.
Birds 1-10: How many birds where stunned correctly
Birds 11-20: How many birds where stunned correctly
Birds 21-30: How many birds where stunned correctly
Birds 31-40: How many birds where stunned correctly
Birds 41-50: How many birds where stunned correctly
Birds 51-60: How many birds where stunned correctly
Birds 61-70: How many birds where stunned correctly
Birds 71-80: How many birds where stunned correctly
Birds 81-90: How many birds where stunned correctly
Birds 91-100: How many birds where stunned correctly
After 100 birds have been counted, was there a correct stunning percentage > 98%?
Bleed Out and Scalding
Score 100 birds according to the guidelines below:
Any sensible animal on the bleed rail constitutes an automatic failure and in need of immediate corrective action. There is a zero tolerance for continued processing of the animal if there are signs of returning to sensibility before entering into the scald tank. However, it is important to complete the audit and note any observations about insensibility.
Birds 1-10: How many animals were insensible entering into the scalder?
Birds 11-20: How many animals were insensible entering into the scalder
Birds 21-30: How many animals were insensible entering into the scalder
Birds 31-40: How many animals were insensible entering into the scalder
Birds 41-50: How many animals were insensible entering into the scalder
Birds 51-60: How many animals were insensible entering into the scalder
Birds 61-70: How many animals were insensible entering into the scalder
Birds 71-80: How many animals were insensible entering into the scalder
Birds 81-90: How many animals were insensible entering into the scalder
Birds 91-100: How many animals were insensible entering into the scalder
Have 100% of the birds been insensible entering into the scald tank?
Line Speed
Line speed is electronically documented. Input the number stated on the device.
Acts of Abuse (2)
Any willful act of abuse/egregious act grounds for an automatic audit failure and in need of immediate corrective action.
Willful acts include but are not limited to:
1. Hitting birds intentionally once shackled
2. Intentionally touching the bird in sensitive areas such as the eye before stunning
3. Any other practices that are not clearly outlined as proper handling techniques described in the DPS training document
Any willful acts observed?
Finished Page
Audit is complete. Document ending time and complete any follow-up procedures that must be done at this time.
Visual Auditing System
This portion will be completed once the device is running properly.
1. Number of broken wings seen by device during specified shift listed (number of broken wings/total number of birds seen by device)
1. Number of broken legs seen by device during specified shift listed (number of broken legs/total number of birds seen by device)
1. Number of paw defects seen by device during specified shift listed (number of paw defects/total number of birds seen by device)
Cadaver Count
This portion will be completed once the device is running properly.
1. Number of cadavers at the end of the shift are documented (number of cadavers/total birds slaughtered at shift)
Additional Comments:
1. Number of red birds at the end of the shift are documented (number of red bird/ total number of birds slaughtered at shift)
Additional Comments:
