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TQA
• Certification Numbers
– Advisors - 526
– Handlers – 29,073
• Trainings Dates for this 2012
– October 23
YPQA
• Certification Numbers
– Trainer - 56
– Advisor – 1,070
– Youth – 31,013
• Areas lacking Trainers and Advisors
• Online Training
Site Assessments Completed • 16,727 sites with valid site status
• 75.19% of US swine inventory represented
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# of sites assessed % of US Inventory
Site Assessment Demographics
31.07
77.78
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Nursery Finisher Breeding
% of assessments by phase of production:
76.29
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Advisor Self-Assessment
% of assessments performed by:
31.7
78.2
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% of Sites Marked as Acceptable (16,727)
99.84
95.48
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No Acts of Abuse
Space - non-breeding
Space -breeding
BCS - non-breeding
BCS - breeding
Air Quality
Air Temperature
Facilities
Timely Euthanasia
Euthanasia Plan
Daily Records
Emergency Backup
Emergency Action Plan
Caretaker Training
Med & Trt Records
VCPR
Participation Summary
Total Pulled = 133
19 5 19
28 40 22
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90
no contact made
no longer in business
declined to participate
completed visits - no follow-up needed
completed visits - follow-upcompleted
completed visits - follow-uppending
sites outstanding
Reasons for Declining to Participate (n = 23)
• 11x - Producer/Site declined to participate
• 4x – no comment
• cited biosecurity issues in sow herd
• Sited scheduling, biosecurity, just plain didn't want to participate unless it was mandatory.
• Site contact indicated that the operator at the site did not want him on the site and would not agree to participate.
• Could not re-populate his barns prior to the review.
• Site only has 4-H pigs on the facility.
• Did not have any hogs at the operation at the time of the call.
• One of their sites was previously selected and decided not to participate for this site.
• The Premise ID was not for any of his operation's.
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7 Non-conformance
4 Non-conformance
3 Non-conformance
2 Non-conformance
1 Non-conformance
Number of Sites
Total Non-Conformances by Site (n=63)
Total Non-Conformances by Type (n=
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Minor Major Egregious
Animal Related Issues
Willful Acts of Abuse
Record Keeping Issues
% of Sites Marked Acceptable - Verification
100
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No Willful Acts of Abuse
Space - Non-Breeding
Space - Breeding
BCS - Non-Breeding
BCS - Breeding
Air Quality
Air Temperature
Facilities
Timely Euthanasia
Euthanasia Plan
Daily Records
Emergency Backup
Emergency Action Plan
Caretaker Training
Med & Trt Records
VCPR
Areas of Improvement Identified by 2011 Third
Party Verification Process
• The results are similar to the assessment data.
• Areas for improvement include: – Medication and Treatment Records
• Results show we are not keeping the records for the year, or we are not recording the required USDA minimum information.
– Daily Observation Records
• Need to include initials or name of the person that was in the barn checking, not just a check mark.
– Facilities
• The biggest thing here was the assessment also included the load out areas (missing cleats were the biggest area seen).
Third-Party Verification
• Moving forward
– 2012 contracts with: USDA and Validus
– PACCO Training
• Recertify verifiers
• Certify new verifiers
– Site Verifications are well under way and we are down to the last couple sites to get scheduled.
Third-Party Verification: Objectives
• Measure the effectiveness of the PQA Plus program, not to find farms that are not in compliance – Use aggregate assessment data and verification data to identify areas
for additional education and training in pork production
– No removal of Site Status
• Provide credibility to packers and customers
• Enable Pork Checkoff to pay for 3rd party verification
• Provide an alternative to every farm audited every year – Statistically valid random sample - achieve a 95% confidence level that
at least 99% of farms are successfully implementing the elements of PQA Plus
– Create one set of industry-developed criteria to avoid confusion and extra cost
Third-Party Verification: Objectives
• All sites with Site Status will be in a pool from which 90 sites will be selected
• Producer will be given official notice and information on how to schedule an appointment with third-party verifier within 45 days
– Mail or Email
• PAACO-certified verifier will complete the verification survey during agreed upon date/time
– Must use producer-provided biosecurity protocol or minimum NPB-provided protocol
• Verifier submits report to third-party database, and sends producer follow-up information
– If a non-conformance is found, producer works with their PQA Plus Advisor to develop a corrective action plan
– Plan must be submitted to third-party verifier, at which point that site is considered complete
– Advisors will be reimbursed for their time upon request and at that the completed corrective action plan has been received.
• Records
• Animal Observation
• Facilities
• Fourteen criteria evaluated through all phases of production:
– Gilts, sows and boars (breeding)
– Nursery and finisher pigs (non-breeding)
Third-Party Verification
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Mission Statement
• Pork Quality Assurance Plus will build consumer trust by educating pork producers on good production practices while measuring and tracking continuous improvement consistent with the Ethical Principles of: Producing Safe Food; protecting and promoting animal well-being; protecting public health; safeguarding natural resources; and providing a safe work environment.
Changes to GPPs or New GPPs
• Expanded Public Health
• Establish Environment Stewardship
• Worker Safety
• Tool for Continuous Improvement
GPP’s
• GPP #1: Use an Appropriate Veterinarian/ Client/ Patient Relationship (VCPR) as the Basis for Medication Decision Making.
• GPP #2: Establish and Implement an Efficient and Effective Health Management Plan
• GPP #3: Use Antibiotics Responsibly
• GPP #4: Properly Store and Administer Animal Health Products
• GPP #5: Follow Proper Feed Processing
Protocol
GPP’s Continues:
• GPP #6: Establish Effective Swine Identification, Medication Records and Withdrawal Times
• GPP #7: Establish Environmental Stewardship
• GPP #8: Worker Safety
• GPP #9: Provide Proper Swine Care to Improve
Swine Well-Being
• GPP #10: Utilize Tools for Continuous
Improvement
2013 PQA Plus Revision Changes Overview
• Testing
• Online Certification
• Site Assessment
• Frequency of site assessment re-certification
• Criteria for self-assessment
2013 PQA Plus Revision Changes
• Testing
– Implementing a testing component to the PQA Plus certification.
– The test will consist of questions related to animal wellbeing and pork safety and will be no longer than 25 questions and the
– __85_% to pass the test will be. (Missing 3 questions)
– Open book
– Grade exams • At the time of training. (Online testing option, still working on how
this is going to take shape).
2013 PQA Plus Revision Changes
• Online Certification
– Individuals will be able to renew their PQA Plus certification online. • First time certifications must be obtained through a face to face
training with a PQA Plus Advisor or Trainer.
• Renewals can be done online, by contacting their PQA Plus Advisor to get the online certification set up for them to renew their
certification.
• Trainers/Advisors certifications
– Trainer/Advisor certifications will still be conducted face to face.
2013 PQA Plus Revision Changes
• Site Assessment – Requiring a producer to submit corrective action plan for (All non
compliances) and follow up with a signed written action plan in order to receive site assessment status.
– All Producer who complete their site assessment to signs a statement acknowledge that they may be selected for the 3rd party verification.
• Frequency of site assessment re-certification – The Committee is recommending that the frequency of site-
assessments remain at the three year renewal time frame.
2013 PQA Plus Revision Changes
• Site assessment: • Advisors is required to train and test person conducting the site
assessment. – Two categories of self-assessments:
» Self-assessment-producer
» Self-assessment-field staff
2013 PQA Plus Revision Changes
• Content
– Committees signed off on April 16th
– Alignment with We Care/ Good Production Practices
• Vivayic has been working on the content and development of teaching components, online and testing pieces.
• Currently Beta Testing the materials.
• State Trainer trainings; first part of March
• Roll out World Pork Expo 2013