Clarifying the Dairy Welfare Audit
Doyle, Kristina
McMullen, Brendan
circa 2011
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Clarifying the Dairy Welfare Audit. Doyle. This project intended to clarify the differences in-between the certification standards and scope of the four major on-farm dairy welfare-auditing systems (American Humane, Animal Welfare Approved, Certified Humane, and the National Dairy Farm Program) for the benefit and enlightenment of producers, retailers, and consumers alike. Audits were completed on ... read morefive Connecticut dairy farms, revealing distinct differences between individual auditing programs. Results ought to encourage auditing programs to further educate constituents concerning the standards and scope of individual auditing systems.
Keywords: animal welfare, certification, welfare audit, dairy cattle
Thesis submitted for the MS in Animals and Public Policy degree.read less - 192 Kilobytes
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