Dairy Industry Standards
ISO International Standards ensure that products and services are safe, reliable and of good quality. For business, they are strategic tools that reduce costs by minimizing waste and errors and increasing productivity. They help companies to access new markets, level the playing field for developing countries and facilitate free and fair global trade. Total quality management (TQM) consists of organization-wide efforts to install and make permanent a climate in which an organization continuously improves its ability to deliver high-quality products and services to customers. There will be some turnover of cows on a dairy farm as cows are removed because of low milk production or to sell. However there are 3 main reasons of involuntary: lameness, mastitis and reproduction problems. These high rates of involuntary culling on a farm are a sign of poor animal welfare and are very costly to the dairy farmer. In order to address this problem, there is plenty of research and knowledge available to support dairy farmers. The solutions do not have to be radical changes nor involve large investments. Even simple things that improve cow comfort can have a dramatic positive effect.
- International Organization for Standards (ISO)
- Total Quality Management (TQM)
- Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP)
- Nutrition influences the health of dairy calves
- Cattle longetivity