Recommended Codes of Practice

The Recommended codes of practice for the care and handling of farm animals are nationally developed guidelines for the care and handling of different species of farm animals. Codes are not intended to be used as production manuals. Instead, the Codes are designed to be used as an educational tool in the promotion of sound husbandry and welfare practices. The Codes contain recommendations to assist farmers and others in the agriculture and food sector to compare and improve their own management practices.

The National Farm Animal Council is update and re-establishing the Codes.

The following Codes of Practice were coordinated by the Canadian Agri-Food Research Council: