Angela DeMirjyn

Publish Date: April 17, 2012

The PQA Plus program achieves its goals through: -Individual training by a certified PQA Plus advisor that results in the individual receiving PQA Plus certification. -An objective assessment of on-farm animal well-being which, when combined with the education of the producer through PQA Plus certification, results in the farm receiving PQA Plus site status. -A PQA Plus survey designed to evaluate the implementation of PQA Plus in the industry. Survey results are used to identify opportunities for improvement of the programs information and delivery.

Publish Date: April 17, 2012

Transport Quality Assurance (TQAsm) is a program that helps swine transporters, producers handlers understand how to handle, move and transport pigs and the potential impacts of those actions on pig well-being and/or pork quality. Anyone who handles or transports pigs, or sets protocols for handling pigs, is a potential influencer of animal well-being and pork quality.