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Goats

The Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Goats was released in 2022. 

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There are a limited number of hard copies of this Code. NFACC encourages use of the electronic version and does not store hard copies. Provincial industry associations or ministries may have copies available.

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Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
Glossary
Section 1 Roles and Responsibilities
Section 2 Housing and Handling Facilities
Section 3 Emergency Preparedness and Management
Section 4 Feed and Water
Section 5 Husbandry Practices
Section 6 Health Management
Section 7 Transport
Section 8 Euthanasia and On-Farm Slaughter
References
Appendices
Appendix A- Sample Goat Welfare Policy
Appendix B- Emergency Telephone List
Appendix C- Mapping Barns and Surrounding Areas for Fire Services
Appendix D- Assessing Farm Buildings for Fire Prevention
Appendix E- To Prepare in Case of Evacuation
Appendix F- Body Condition Scoring
Appendix G- Goat Flight Zone
Appendix H- Properly Trimmed and Overgrown Hooves
Appendix I- Hair Problems around Genitals
Appendix J- Example of Decision Tree for Euthanasia
Appendix K- Lameness Scoring
Appendix L- Important and Serious Infectious Diseases of Goats: Signs and Causes
Appendix M- Transport Decision Tree
Appendix N- Anatomical Landmarks for Euthanasia
Appendix O- Secondary Steps to Cause Death
Appendix P- Sample On-Farm Euthanasia Action Plan
Appendix Q- Acceptable Calibres and Cartridges for Euthanasia of Goats
Appendix R- Standards for Optimizing Animal Welfare Outcomes during Slaughter without Stunning 
Appendix S- Resources for Further Information
Appendix T- Participants
Appendix U - Summary of Code Requirements

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