PAACO DAIRY WELFARE AUDITOR TRAINING
Learn How To Assess
This page provides detailed instructions for the assessor and defines how to evaluate each measure.
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Dairy Well Audit
This section follows the guidelines presented in the Dairy Well Audit. This audit will be used by PAACO for auditor training.
Click on the link above to review the entire audit, or the links below to learn how to evaluate each of the measures.
Outcome-Based Measures
Protocol-Based Measures
Facility-Based Measures
National Dairy FARM Program Assessment
This section follows the guidelines presented in the National Dairy FARM Program Assessment.
Click on the link above to review the entire assessment, or the links below to learn how to evaluate each of the measures.
Outcome-Based Measures
Facility-Based Measures
Validus Audit
This section follows the guidelines presented in the Validus Audit.
Click on the links below to learn how to evaluate each of the measures.
Outcome-Based Measures
Facility-Based Measures
Other
The following measures are not formally included in the Dairy Well, Validus, or FARM audits and assessments, but they provide additional insights into the welfare of dairy cattle. These measures can be found in other assessments, such as the UCD Cow-Calf Assessment and Welfare Quality®.
Click on the links below to learn how to evaluate each of the measures.