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Dairy Farmers of Canada’s (DFC) proAction Initiative is an on-farm quality assurance program that fosters excellent farm practices and a culture of continuous improvement. Each provincial milk board is responsible for training, administering and validating the proAction program.
On behalf of Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC), Holstein Canada will be the service provider for animal care cattle assessments for a two-year contract beginning late in 2016. This means that Holstein Canada’s DFC-qualified staff will be responsible for assessing body condition score, injuries (hock, knee and neck) and lameness on a random sample of lactating cattle in milking herds across Canada.
In Canada, dairy producers are recognized as world leaders in the production of quality milk and meat. Dairy producers are already regularly inspected to ensure they adhere to rules and regulations for producing milk.
Crossbreeding is commonly practiced in some livestock sectors such as beef and pork. Producers use hybrids to combine strengths in existing lines and breeds.
“Animal welfare” and “cow comfort” have become popular buzz words around the industry. In some instances, dairy producers have been depicted as people who care more about their bottom line than the animal welfare and cow comfort it takes to properly care for and manage animals.
