Translations:Advanced Field Epi:Manual 1 - Disease Control and Eradication Programs/36/en

Assurance-based programs

Assurance-based programs rely on on-farm implementation of a quality assurance approach to management and production on some farms to provide a source of quality-assured stock for other producers. Quality assurance programs require participating farmers to implement a range of recommended practices to achieve a quality outcome and are supported by an audit process to ensure compliance and demonstrate program integrity. Stock from qualifying farms may be assured as low-risk for a particular disease or for chemical residues, depending on the program(s) in which they participate and the level they have achieved.