Codes Of Practice
Current
- Beef Cattle
- Bison
- Chickens, Turkeys and Breeders
- Equine
- Farmed Deer
- Farmed Fox
- Farmed Mink
- Pigs
- Pullets and Laying Hens
- Rabbits
- Sheep
- Veal Cattle
Under Revision
Code Development Process
Rabbits
The Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Rabbits was released in 2018.
There are various ways to view the Code:
- HTML version (or select from the Table of Contents below)
- PDF version (3.2 MB)
There are a limited number of hard copies of this Code. NFACC encourages use of the electronic version and does not store hard copies. If hard copies are required, please contact Syndicat des producteurs de lapins du Québec.
Other resources:
- Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Rabbits - RESOURCES
- Video - Producer Champions speak about the rabbit Code
- Scientific Committee report - Review of scientific research on priority issues - January 2017
- NFACC Code development process
- Animal Welfare Research Needs
Table of Contents
Appendices | ||
Appendix A | - Sample Emergency Contact List | |
Appendix B | - Body Condition Scoring | |
Appendix C | - On-Farm Euthanasia Decision-Making for Commercial Meat Rabbits | |
Appendix D | - Humane Handling and Restraint of Commercial Meat Rabbits | |
Appendix E | - Should This Rabbit Be Loaded? | |
Appendix F | - Sample Euthanasia Decision Tree | |
Appendix G | - Methods of On-Farm Euthanasia | |
Appendix H | - Resources for Further Information | |
Appendix I | - Participants |