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
Sheep
The Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Sheep was released in 2013.
There are various ways to view the Code:
- HTML version (or select from the Table of Contents below)
- PDF version (1.9 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 the Canadian Sheep Federation.
Other resources:
- Sheep Central Alberta - Responsible Animal Care and the Code of Practice
- Scientific Committee report - Review of scientific research on priority issues - October 2012
- NFACC Code development process
- Animal Welfare Research Needs
- Canadian Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA)
- Tail Docking of Sheep - Position Statement
Table of Contents
| Appendices | ||
| Appendix A | - Livestock Safety Index Chart | |
| Appendix B | - Body Condition Scoring | |
| Appendix C | - Accessing Veterinary Services | |
| Appendix D | - Individual Examination and First Aid | |
| Appendix E | - Understanding Sheep Behaviour | |
| Appendix F | - Tail Docking | |
| Appendix G | - Lambing and Neonatal Care | |
| Appendix H | - Guidelines for Dealing with Compromised Sheep | |
| Appendix I | - Livestock Transport Consignment Form | |
| Appendix J | - Signs of Pain in Sheep | |
| Appendix K | - Example of Decision Tree for Euthanasia | |
| Appendix L | - Euthanasia | |
| Appendix M | - Participants | |
| Appendix N | - Summary of Code Requirements | |
