Animal Comfort: Livestock shelters are designed to promote natural behaviors and ensure comfort.
Stocking Rules: Defined guidelines for poultry stocking both indoors and outdoors.
Health Measures: Emphasis on prevention. All necessary health interventions must be undertaken, even if it affects the organic tag.
Alterations & Euthanasia: Strict rules on physical changes to animals, with the focus on reducing pain. Euthanasia remains a final measure.
Transit and Slaughter: Regulations set for long-duration transport, emphasizing seasonal appropriateness.
The introduction of OLPS is a game-changer. It not only ensures fairness in the organic market but also builds upon consumer trust in the USDA organic seal.
Recognizing the willingness of consumers to pay a premium for organic products, this initiative assures them their values align with organic practices. This initiative reinforces the stature of USDA-certified organic products in both the domestic and international markets.
Source : wisconsinagconnection