Livestock Management CCPs
Animal Receiving and Inspection
- Control Point: Ensure all livestock are healthy and free from disease before processing.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Supplier management module tracks health records and inspection results upon livestock arrival.
- Monitoring: Real-time tracking of animal health certifications and visual inspection data through InterlinkIQ’s quality assurance system.
- Critical Limit: Only animals meeting health standards are approved for processing, managed through InterlinkIQ’s verification system.
Feed and Water Quality
- Control Point: Ensure the safety and quality of feed and water provided to livestock.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Feed and water safety module tracks contaminant testing and quality monitoring.
- Monitoring: Automated alerts for feed testing and water safety monitoring, managed through InterlinkIQ’s tracking system.
- Critical Limit: All feed and water must be free from harmful contaminants, verified through InterlinkIQ’s testing module.
Animal Welfare and Handling Practices
- Control Point: Ensure humane handling of livestock to prevent stress and injury.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Welfare auditing module tracks compliance with animal welfare standards.
- Monitoring: Automated tracking of handling practices and welfare audits, logged through InterlinkIQ’s animal welfare system.
- Critical Limit: Humane handling practices must be followed, verified through InterlinkIQ’s welfare audit logs.
Medication and Veterinary Treatment
- Control Point: Ensure proper use of veterinary treatments and adherence to medication withdrawal periods.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Veterinary treatment module tracks medication use, dosages, and withdrawal periods.
- Monitoring: Continuous monitoring of veterinary treatments and automatic alerts for withdrawal compliance via InterlinkIQ.
- Critical Limit: Only approved medications are used, with adherence to withdrawal periods, tracked through InterlinkIQ’s medication management system.
Slaughtering Process
- Control Point: Ensure humane and hygienic slaughtering of livestock.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Slaughter process control module monitors stunning, bleeding, and hygiene practices in real time.
- Monitoring: Automated data logging and alerts for slaughtering parameters via InterlinkIQ’s process tracking system.
- Critical Limit: Slaughtering practices must comply with humane standards and hygiene requirements, tracked by InterlinkIQ.
Carcass Chilling and Storage
- Control Point: Ensure that carcasses are properly chilled to prevent microbial growth.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Temperature monitoring module tracks chilling and storage temperatures.
- Monitoring: Continuous real-time temperature monitoring with automated alerts for deviations via InterlinkIQ.
- Critical Limit: Carcasses must be chilled to specified temperatures within time limits, managed through InterlinkIQ’s temperature control system.
Hygiene and Sanitation
- Control Point: Maintain cleanliness and sanitation in all areas of livestock processing.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Sanitation monitoring module tracks cleaning schedules and microbial test results.
- Monitoring: Automated tracking of sanitation procedures and microbial tests through InterlinkIQ’s sanitation system.
- Critical Limit: Processing areas must meet sanitation standards, verified through InterlinkIQ’s hygiene monitoring.
Traceability
- Control Point: Ensure complete traceability of livestock from farm to final product.
- InterlinkIQ Feature: Traceability module tracks livestock identification, health records, and processing data.
- Monitoring: Real-time tracking of all animal-related data through InterlinkIQ’s traceability system.
- Critical Limit: 100% traceability is required, managed through InterlinkIQ’s traceability and recall module.