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VT Notice 34-18 ASSESSMENT AND VERIFICATION REVIEWS OF AN OFFICIAL LIVESTOCK ESTABLISHMENT’S ROBUST SYSTEMATIC APPROACH PLAN FOR HUMANE HANDLING AND SLAUGHTER

For use beginning 7/1/2018
This notice provides instructions to Public Health Veterinarians (PHVs) and inspection program personnel (IPP) about assessing and informing official livestock establishments whether their written systematic approach for humane handling and slaughter meets the criteria for being a robust plan or not. This notice provides instructions to Public Health Veterinarians (PHVs), inspection program personnel (IPP) and District Veterinary Medical Specialists (DVMSs) about assessing and informing official livestock establishments whether their written systematic approach for humane handling and slaughter meets the criteria for being a “robust” program. This notice also indicates the expected frequency for PHV verification reviews of an existing robust systematic approach to humane handling and slaughter.
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