Code of Practice for the Welfare of Pigs - Victoria

Description

You are required to comply with these standards if you are responsible for the care and management of pigs. This includes if you are a livestock agent, a transport operator, or working on or operating a farm, depot, sale yard, feedlot or processing plant.

This code provides standards on a range of requirements for the welfare of pigs, which includes:

  • food and water
  • shelter and accommodation
  • protection from climatic extremes and predators
  • handling facilities
  • management practices
  • identification
  • transportation.

Service type

Code of Practice

A code of practice is a set of rules which details how people in a certain industry should behave. A code of practice can be defined as a result of legislation or by industry regulators and bodies.

Other resources

Task Business Structure Resources
Comply All Pig Welfare Standards and Guidelines (Opens in new window)

Act(s) name

Livestock Management Act 2010 Victoria

Regulation(s) name

Livestock Management Regulations 2021 Victoria

Administering agency

Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action

Agriculture Victoria

Contact details

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