Organic Livestock
No.
Question
1
If you are raising organic livestock (other than poultry) for slaughter or for production of other non-dairy livestock products, have the animals been under continuous organic management from the last third of gestation?
2
If you are raising organic poultry, have the birds been under continuous organic management beginning no later than the second day of life?
3
If you are producing organic milk or milk products, is the milk coming from animals that have been under continuous organic management for no less than 12 months?
4
If you chose to convert your entire dairy herd to organic production at one time, have you provided a minimum of 80% organic feed for the first 9 months of the 12-month conversion period?
5
If you chose to convert your entire dairy herd to organic production at one time, have you provided a minimum 100% organic feed for the last 3 months of the 12-month conversion period and continued to provide 100% organic feed thereafter?
6
Have you chosen your livestock species and types for suitability to sitespecific conditions and for their natural resistance to prevalent diseases and parasites?
7
Do you provide a feed ration sufficient to meet species-specific nutritional requirements for vitamins, minerals, protein and/or amino acids, fatty acids, energy sources, and fiber?
8
Do you provide appropriate housing, pasture conditions, and sanitation practices to minimize the occurrence and spread of diseases and parasites?
9
Do you provide species-specific conditions that allow for exercise, freedom of movement, and reduction of stress?
10
Are you limiting physical alterations of livestock to those that promote the animalís welfare, and perform them in ways that minimize pain and stress?
11
Do you administer appropriate vaccinations or other veterinary biologics as a means of disease prevention
12
When allowed livestock medications are administered, are they being used in a manner that complies with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act?
13
When livestock become sick, do you take actions and apply the necessary medications to restore health regardless of the consequences to the animalís organic status?
14
Are you using allowed medications solely for the purposes of restoring animal health?
15
Do your livestock facilities provide access to the outdoors, shade, shelter, exercise areas, fresh air, and direct sunlight?
16
Are you providing pasture for your ruminant livestock?
17
Are you providing livestock with clean and appropriate bedding materials?
18
Are you providing shelter facilities that allow the livestock space to exercise and the opportunity to exhibit natural behaviors and maintenance?
19
Are you providing well-ventilated shelter facilities in which there is adequate air circulation and protection from temperature extremes?
20
Are you providing safe and well-maintained shelter facilities that reduce the potential for livestock injury?
21
If you find it necessary to confine livestock, is it being done only on a temporary basis?
