How does the Canadian Quality Assurance Program work?
The Canadian Pork Council owns and is responsible for the development of the program, with the help of its CQA Advisory Committee and CQA Technical Working Group. Provincial organizations, such as Alberta Pork, are responsible for program delivery and administration, as well as for validator training. Producers are responsible for the implementation and upkeep of the program for their farm. Producers who enroll in the program are supplied with the following CQA materials: the CQA Producer Manual; an On-Farm Quality Assessment form; and Injection Techniques for Swine poster. The CQA Producer Manual is one of the most comprehensive and useful collections of knowledge on safe and appropriate management practices in print. It covers topics ranging from biosecurity to vaccines and is available only to participants in the program. The manual introduces the program, presents the Good Production Practices, and lists all of the drugs and biologicals which have been approved for swine in Canada.
