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APIQ manuals and guides

These documents are required for the establishing and maintaining your APIQ certification.

Manual

Standards Manual

Manual

Implementation Manual

Manual

Small Holder Manual

Manual

Reference Manual

Guide

Compliance Guide
Express Audit Checklist
APIQ administration documents

These administration documents are required by the APIQ Management team or AUS-MEAT throughout your APIQ certification process

Audit fees and charges

From 1 August 2023
Extension Application
Joint Certification Application
Certification Policy
Internal audits

Use these documents to hold your own internal audits. This preparation saves you time and money during your AUS-MEAT audit.

How to conduct an Internal Audit
Express Audit Checklist (Excel)
Express Audit Checklist (PDF)
Example Standard Operating Procedures and Work Instructions

SOP 1 - General Operations Facilities Management

SOP 2 - General Operations Husbandry

SOP 3 - Staff Competency Procedure

SOP 4 - Herd Health Procedure

SOP 5 - Medication and Chemical Procedure

SOP 6 - Feed and Water System Procedure

SOP 7 - New Stock and Semen Procedure

SOP 8 - Presale Transport Procedure

SOP 9 - Elective Husbandry Minor Surgical Procedures

SOP 10 - Euthanasia Procedure

SOP 11 - Biosecurity Procedure

SOP 12 - Pest Control Procedure

SOP 13 - Internal Audit Procedure and Document Control

SOP 14 - Corrective Action Procedure

SOP 15 - Producing Free Range Pigs

SOP 16 - Outdoor Land Management Practices

SOP 17 - Outdoor Bred Production

SOP 18 - Outdoor Bred Growing and Finishing Production

SOP 19 - Gestation Stall Free Procedure

SOP 20 - Coles Customer Specification Procedure (UPDATED)

SOP 21 - Environment Procedure

SOP 22 - Soil Management Template

SOP 23 - Mosquito Control Procedure

Example templates for the Piggery Management Manual

Depending on the size of your piggery, you will need to implement and use a Piggery Management Manual.

We have designed these templates to guide you when setting up your APIQ system.

Manual template

Manual cover page.
Manual template

Table of contents.
Manual template

Property description.
Manual template

Product description and farm outputs.
Manual template

Farm inputs and incoming raw materials.
Manual template

Organisation structure and QA responsibilities.
Manual template

Quality policy statement.
Manual template

Piggery operation overview.
Manual template

Piggery map.
Manual template

Food safety and biosecurity plan.
Manual template

Herd health plan checklist.
Example records for the Piggery Management Manual

Example record 1 - Medication

Example record 2 - Medication/Chemical List

Example record 3 - In-Feed Medications

Example record 4 - Feed Order

Example record 5 - Feed Mixing

Example record 6 - Retained Foreign Object

Example record 7 - Presale and Transport

Example record 8 - Piggery Maintenance

Example record 9 - Rodent and Pest Control

Example record 10 - Staff Training

Example record 11 - Vendor Declaration for Grain

Example record 12 - Visitors

Example record 13 - Mortality

Example record 14 - Document Amendment

Example record 15 - Corrective Action Requests

Example record 16 - Food Safety and Biosecurity Plan Monitoring

Example record 17 - Personnel Biosecurity Declaration

Example record 18 - Hospital Pen Monitoring

Example record 19 - Amendment Table

Example record 20 - Mosquito Control

Example record 21 - Sow & Gilt Enrichment Record (NEW)

Example record 22 - Boar Enrichment Record (NEW)

Other resources
Biosecurity signage options
Emergency animal disease signs
Option C: VEBS-ASF resources

Templates:

Referenced External Resources:

APIQ webinar recordings

July 2023: