HEALTHY POULTRY IS THE FIRST STEP TOWARD QUALITATIVE AND SAFE FOOD PRODUCTION.
Realising the importance of social responsibility of business, MHP and Qualiko brand implements and maintains the humane treatment of animals in all our enterprises.
The policy of humane treatment of animals, developed in accordance with local and European regulations, is based on the following points:
Quality food
The animals receive compound feeds for which raw materials are grown at MHP enterprises. This ensures the food quality control. In addition, the animals are always provided with fresh drinking water in the required amount.
Creating comfortable conditions
We provide for the environment for keeping where the animals have a suitable microclimate and sufficient space for free movement.
Health safety
The main policy of MHP is that the prevention better than cure. That is why the animals are always under the supervision of competent specialists, undergoing the preventive vaccinations and receiving (if required) the prompt treatment.
Interaction with qualified personnel
Veterinary supervision poultry is provided for exclusively by the professional specialists having the required level of competence.
We follow the regulations based on the international standards, doing our best to eliminate the risk of injury, fear and stress in animals. All employees involved in working with poultry have been trained in the competent regulatory authority of Ukraine — the State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection, and received appropriate certificates confirming their level of knowledge in the field of humane treatment of animals.
MHP shares GLOBAL S.L.P. standards
While considering (and that is a key difference) the safety of the entire production cycle, including stocking density and other aspects of animal welfare, biosafety environmental protection and employee welfare.
The bird is supervised from the age of one day
Every day the specialists of the zoological inspection service verify the quality of the litter, the microclimate of the poultry house, the availability of food and water, the general condition of the animals. Discarded individuals (developmental delays, weakened, with signs of injury, lameness or natural injury, etc.) are removed from the herd in a humane manner.
Strict control of the Salmonella genus bacteria is implemented at MHP enterprises for breeding and keeping poultry. Thus, the standardised measures have been implemented to prevent and exclude the appearance of the Salmonella genus bacteria:
• observance of biosafety requirements;
• the pest control;
• the input control of raw materials;
• personal hygiene of the staff;
• the management of waste and by-products of animal origin;
• the washing and disinfection of poultry houses, hatcheries, slaughterhouses and processing shops of complexes, production, refrigeration and storage facilities, recyclable polymer containers, vehicles, etc. and constant laboratory quality control of such activities.
No acts of violence or abuse are allowe during catching birds for transportation or slaughter. Animal welfare inspectors ensure that the procedure is performed when the individuals are calm, clean and at rest. The conditions of the animals’ stay are carefully monitored during transportation to reduce the possibility of stress and suffering.
MHP has implemented a feedback procedure between the slaughterhouses and poultry farms to assess the welfare of poultry during breeding and transportation. The slaughterhouses are governed by clear KPI on health and welfare, damage and injury to birds during capture and transportation. The farms assess the compliance with regulations, according to the KPI, in case of non-compliance, we initiate a corporate investigation to identify the causes.
Continuous monitoring ensures that animals are treated in a humane manner at all stages of production, eliminating the risk of cruelty.