Yards, Feedlots and Livestock audit 2024

• Audit Title

• Client / Site

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Location
  Address

• Are supervisors on site and providing supervision

  Good

  Fair

  Poor

  N/A

• Are all individuals who work in the area up to date with current required training

  Compliant

  Non-Compliant

  N/A

• Is specific and suitable PPE supplied (i.e. Skellerup Quatro insulated rubber boots or equivalent, long sleeve shirts, hats, sun glasses, sun cream etc)<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• What is the Yard Pen / Feedlot Pen Capacity

  Select 10-50 50-100 100-500 500-1000 1000-3000

  • 10-50
  • 50-100
  • 100-500
  • 500-1000
  • 1000-3000

• Is the Yard / Feedlot Pen above capacity

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• What is the cleaning schedule for the Yard / Pen

  Select

• What are the current weather conditions during the audit

  Select

• What is the overall appearance of the yard / feedlot (in total - do not silo answer - make it holistic of the entire area covered)

  Good

  Fair

  Poor

  N/A

• Does housekeeping meet JBS required standard

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do you have cement yards

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do you have gravel yards

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do you have a cement animal wash area

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Gates

• Are gate latches suitable for the area (ie slam catch versus chain latch)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are gate hinges in good condition

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do gates move freely, (are they stubborn, creating ergonomic hazards)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do the gates open to the correct side i.e. maximise livestock flow

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the opening and closing system appropriate to the level of risk at that gate

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• If chain latch, is the chain a rated chain?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are slide gates automated were appropriate

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are gates in identified 'high risk zones' automated / power operated to reduce the level of risk

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Pens

• Do holding pens provide enough space for the animals to stand up, lie down and turn around?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the flooring even or provide sure footing for the animals

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the fences and gates in good condition

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the amount of animal feces on the floor at a level that would make it unsafe for animals or humans

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Is the floor / surface of the pen sloping or flat

  Good

  Fair

  Poor

  N/A

Races

• Does the design and construction of passageways and races allow for calm and effective animal movement?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the lighting even and conducive to animal movement?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have 'blanking screens' been used to reduce animal vision and assist with calming animals where appropriate

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Loading and Unloading ramps and areas

• Are unloading and loading facilities free from faults or flaws (including slippery floors) that may cause injury to the animals or allow escape.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are unloading and loading ramps non-slip?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the ramp 'fold out' at the truck load point in good condition

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Overall animal welfare & human safety

• Are all animals inspected twice daily while in the facilities and observed for signs of lameness and injury?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are sick or injured animals killed humanely or segregated and treated appropriately?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are pens, races and gates free from protrusions and sharp edges that could injure animals or impede calm and effective animal movement?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do all pens, races, and gates allow for appropriate rapid exits from potentially hazardous animal behaviors

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are overhead walkways, along with gate controls for animal control and human safety installed?

  Select

• Does the facility design, including lighting, allow animals to be inspected?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is clean water available to all animals?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is feed of sufficient quantity and quality available to all animals?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have people or pen riders fallen in the Yard / Pen / Races due to conditions similar to those now

  Safe

  At Risk

  N/A

• Is lighting sufficient at unloading ramps for night time deliveries

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are livestock unloaded from the trucks and loaded into the facility in a calm and efficient manner?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are animals inspected during unloading at the facility and sick or injured animals identified?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• After unloading, are all animals re-inspected for signs of lameness or injury that may have been missed during unloading?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is the number of livestock unloaded appropriate for the capacity of the available pens and raceways?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are 'injured or sick' animals euthanised only after appropriate permissions and inspections have been completed

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Does the site have appropriate truck driver unloading facilities to mitigate the risk of fall from heights (or is the carriage a JBS livestock carriage with fall protection)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are truck drivers observed working in appropriate PPE?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• if not what company are they from

• Have all the personnel handling animals been trained to follow the company's Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do handlers avoid trying to make animals move if they have nowhere to go?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do handlers avoid pressuring animals unnecessarily if they are already moving in the right direction?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are livestock isolated only when necessary?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do handlers avoid forcing animals to walk over the top of other animals?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are animals handled to avoid harm, distress or injury? This includes ensuring livestock are not lifted by the horns, legs or tail, are not dragged, dropped, thrown, tripped, punched, kicked or hit with sticks, lengths of plastic or metal pipe or thick leather belts?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are injured or sick animals (animals that cannot walk or stand) identified and provided with special handling and management.<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• For cattle are electric prodders used correctly and in a safe manner

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• For sheep are electric prodders used (should not be used for smalls)?

  Compliant

  Non-Compliant

  N/A

• Are only animals that are fit for transport loaded onto trucks?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are animals loaded and unloaded from trucks in a calm and efficient manner?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the trucks suitable for transporting animals of the class involved and for the distance required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are livestock crates free from faults or flaws that will allow escape or cause injury?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are animals that are injured during transport either killed immediately if they cannot walk. Or unloaded calmly and efficiently so as not to cause further distress and slaughtered at the first possible opportunity?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Do employees enter vehicle 'crates' if live animals are unable to be unloaded

  Date

Traceability

• Are animals individually counted off trucks into the facility and reconciled against transport dockets?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are transport records maintained?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are records of mortalities during transport and at the feedlot are maintained?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all animals that arrive at the facility individually identified?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are animals that are missing identification tags issued with replacement tags and consignment records adjusted accordingly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are individual exporter consignments segregated within the feedlot?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is a reconciliation of loaded animals and received animals conducted and any variances identified and investigated?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Control assessment

Potential risk

• Movement of non-supply chain animals through the same unloading facilities.

  Compliant

  Non-Compliant

  N/A

• Mixing of supply chain animals and non-supply chain animals within the supply chain.

  Compliant

  Non-Compliant

  N/A

• Sharing of feedlot pens / areas between approved and non-approved animals (of any kind)

  Compliant

  Non-Compliant

  N/A

Security

• Does the facility have security regulating access to the facility.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Comment on any other aspect of the facility that might represent a risk to the security of the supply chain.

Resolution of previous high risks

• Have previously identified high risks been addressed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Summary of recommendations

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