In the April 13, 2016, Federal Register, USDA's AMS proposed to amend the organic livestock and poultry production requirements to add new provisions for livestock handling and transport for slaughter and avian living conditions, and expand and clarify existing requirements covering livestock health care practices and mammalian living conditions. The amendments seek to improve upon the current standards by setting separate standards for mammalian and avian livestock living conditions to better reflect the needs and behaviors of the different species and related consumer expectations. Comments are due June 13, 2016.
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