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OVERALL AUDIT FINDINGS

Section / Points Possible / NA* / Adjusted Points Possible / Points Achieved / Percent by Section
2 – Biosecurity: Incoming Animals / 55
3 – Biosecurity: Facility Management / 36
4 – Biosecurity: Feed Management / 124
5 – Biosecurity: Internal Animal Management / 500
6 – Biosecurity: Outgoing Risks / 17
7 – Food Safety / 190
8 – Animal Traceability / 108
9 - Management / 49
TOTAL AUDIT SCORE / 1079

NA = Points in section that did not apply to this facility** Rankings:>93 – 100 %Excellent Facility Ranking: % >86 – 93 % Acceptable

Failure to meet pass/fail criteria in this audit>80 - 86 %Needs Improvement

will result in an automatic failure.

INDIVIDUAL AUDIT PARAMETER GOALS

Parameter / Audit Goal / Did farm achieve audit goal? / Supporting measures
Incoming Animals / Milk is cultured from each quarter of purchased animals prior to tank entry
Facility Access / Control traffic patterns, including dead stock removal, market animal pick up, and control incoming visitors
Vector Control / Fly and external parasite control program is implemented
Feed Management / Purchased feeds are tested prior to or at receiving on farm
Home-grown feeds are tested at harvest
Samples of all home-grown feeds are retained for 1 year
A document chain exists from suppliers supporting the exclusion of banned ruminant proteins from feeds
Feeds are stored clearly separated from chemicals
Fresh colostrum is processed within an hour post-collection
Colostrum is clearly identified from other milk
Hospital milk is clearly identified from other milk
Milk replacer and milk products are stored clearly separated from other farm chemicals
Internal Animal Management: Newborn and Pre-weaned Calves / Protocol exists for calf care
All calves (bulls & heifers) are fed colostrum at birth
Bottles/buckets cleaned between uses
Calving facility has sinks with hot water/soap for sanitation of employees
Water is offered to pre-weaned calves (source is potable, fresh water offered daily, and water buckets are clean)
Calf housing is located upwind from adult herd
Pest control program is implemented and appears effective
Calf housing provides for dry, clean calves
Internal Animal Management: Close-up Heifer Management / Average hygiene scores < 2.0 (scale of 1 = clean, 2 = mud or manure splatters above knee, 3 = mud or manure splatters on udder and belly area; 4 = mud or manure splatters on most of body area)
Less then 3% of cows score < 2.0 BCS (scale of 1 = emaciated, 3 = good condition, 5 = obese)
Adequate water is available to heifers (source is clean and waterers are clean)
Facility provides area to keep animals dry / Yes / Observation.
Internal Animal Management: Far-off Dry Cow Management / Average hygiene scores < 2.0 (scale of 1 = clean, 2 = mud or manure splatters above knee, 3 = mud or manure splatters on udder and belly area; 4 = mud or manure splatters on most of body area)
Less then 3% of cows score < 2.0 BCS (scale of 1 = emaciated, 3 = good condition, 5 = obese)
Adequate water is available to cows (source is clean and waterers are clean)
Facility provides area to keep animals dry
Internal Animal Management: Close-up Dry Cow Management / Average hygiene scores < 2.0 (scale of 1 = clean, 2 = mud or manure splatters above knee, 3 = mud or manure splatters on udder and belly area; 4 = mud or manure splatters on most of body area)
Less then 3% of cows score < 2.0 BCS (scale of 1 = emaciated, 3 = good condition, 5 = obese)
Adequate water is available to cows (source is clean and waterers are clean)
Facility provides area to keep animals dry
Close-ups are exposed to animals in the hospital pen
Calving area is clean on day of audit
Internal Animal Management: Fresh Cow & Heifer Management / Average hygiene scores < 2.0 (scale of 1 = clean, 2 = mud or manure splatters above knee, 3 = mud or manure splatters on udder and belly area; 4 = mud or manure splatters on most of body area)
Less then 3% of cows score < 2.0 BCS (scale of 1 = emaciated, 3 = good condition, 5 = obese)
Milk quality is evaluated at calving
Adequate water is available to cattle (source is clean and waterers are clean)
Facility provides area to keep animals dry and stall beds are maintained
Internal Animal Management: Hospital Management / Average hygiene scores < 2.0 (scale of 1 = clean, 2 = mud or manure splatters above knee, 3 = mud or manure splatters on udder and belly area; 4 = mud or manure splatters on most of body area)
Less then 3% of cows score < 2.0 BCS (scale of 1 = emaciated, 3 = good condition, 5 = obese)
Treatment protocols are established and available for animal caretakers
Hospital cows are monitored on a daily basis
Adequate water is available to cattle (source is clean and waterers are clean)
Facility provides area to keep animals dry and stall beds are maintained
Internal Animal Management: Lactating Cow Management / Average hygiene scores < 2.0 (scale of 1 = clean, 2 = mud or manure splatters above knee, 3 = mud or manure splatters on udder and belly area; 4 = mud or manure splatters on most of body area)
Less then 3% of cows score < 2.0 BCS (scale of 1 = emaciated, 3 = good condition, 5 = obese)
Protocols established to minimize spread of contagious pathogens
Employees are trained in routine disease recognition
Adequate water is available to cattle (source is clean and waterers are clean)
Facility provides area to keep animals dry and stall beds are maintained
Internal Animal Management: Disease Prevention and Management / Yearly mortality rate of adult cattle 5%
Employees trained in disease recognition
Employees trained to report abnormal cattle conditions
Employees trained in handling sick animals contagious to them
Employees trained in bio-containment
Emergency plan exists for disease outbreak, plan is posted in worker language and available to employees, and employees are trained in use
Internal Animal Management: Manure Management / Traffic patterns designed to minimize manure-feed contact
Outgoing Risks: Cattle Handling and Pick-up / Equipment used to move dead animals is not shared with feed handling
Food Safety: Milk & Beef Quality Assurance / Herd health plan specifically addresses residue avoidance
Farm has valid vet-client relationship
Farm has documentation of treatment protocols
Animal treatment records are maintained current, accessible to pertinent employees, posted in native worker language, and include withdrawals times and expiration dates
Employees are trained in proper injection procedures
Regular meetings conducted with employees, management, and herd veterinarian regarding proper protocols
Management reviews adherence to treatment protocols
Food Safety: Product Quality Monitoring / Milk quality data is frequently reviewed by management
Quality Plan to address critical control points of milk quality, including environmental sources, water sources, hygiene points, and control of extra label drug usage
Quality data from past year is kept to evaluate critical levels
Current drug inventory record is maintained
Management monitors adherence to withdrawal times for both meat and milk
Herd has not received an antibiotic residue violations in the past year
Farm has passed all health inspections in the past 12 months
Animal Traceability / Purchased animals are identified upon arrival
Calving date records of dams are kept
Newborn calves are permanently identified w/in 24 hrs of birth
Newborn calf id is entered into record system
Identification maintenance system is in place
Herd identification information is backed up
Herd identification information is archived and stored
Animal sale information (place and date of sale) is recorded with their information
Management / Mission statement includes food safety
Personnel are trained in their job responsibilities regarding food safety and recognition/spread of disease
Protocols are written and posted in native worker language
Farm has a written Emergency Action Protocol with contingencies for system failures and mortality disposals and employees are familiar with plan

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