producers have been working in collabo-
ration with the company for 30 years or
more. Producers are supplied with piglets
and pigs, feed and medications, and any
technical and veterinary assistance, and
each must comply with animal welfare
standards under the Canadian Quality As-
surance program (CQA). F. Menard also
oversees the distribution of feed and the
transport of the animals, using handling
methods designed to maximize animal
comfort.
Many of their practices are aimed at re-
ducing both water consumption and their
carbon footprint. Windbreaks limit odours
emitted by their farms, water-saving bowls
and water metres monitor usage and new
farms are located in areas screened by
wooded terrain. Their state-of-the-art pro-
cessing plant uses only biodegradable
products, recycles where possible and uti-
lizes waste-free production methods. One
of their key achievements is the ability to
trace their products through all steps of
the process. Each part of production, from
reproduction and fattening to slaughter
and butchery, takes a structured and rigor-
ously controlled approach.
F. Menard holds numerous certifications,
including Porc Europe, HACCP, Canadian
Quality Assurance (CQA), Transport Qual-
ity Assurance (TQA), Certified Livestock
MAR/APR 2015
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