BREED

• Artificial insemination is prohibited.
• Synthetic growth promotants are prohibited in all livestock production systems.
• Stocking rates for livestock must be appropriate for the region, taking into consideration feed production capacity, health, nutrient balance, and environmental impact.
• Land and animals may move from precertification to organic simultaneously subject to the requirements for all other land and animal conversion periods.
• Certification of animals as organic will require that the relevant pasture and feed is also certified organic.
• Animal mutilations are not permitted.
• Electric prodders and other such instruments are not permitted.

FEED

• Certification of animals as organic will require that the relevant pasture and feed is also certified organic.
• The diet must comprise 100% organic feed, be balanced according to the needs of the animal, be sufficient and of good quality and include daily access to roughage in the case of ruminants.
• Over 50% of the feed shall come from the farm unit itself, or be produced in cooperation with other certified farms in the region.
• Only feeds from organic certified sources (pasture and concentrates) are permitted with the exception of up to 5% of the total feed intake permitted to include supplementary feed of non-agricultural source. Such feed must not include prohibited substances.
• Feed supplements of non agricultural origin must be certified organic or biodynamic origin.Vitamins, trace elements and supplements shall be from natural origin.
• Foliar feeding (nutrients should be applied or constituted within the growing medium) is restricted.
• Meat meal, which is not sourced from certified organic animals, is permitted to be fed to fowl and pigs at rates of no more than 2% of total diet.
• The use of certified organic meat meal which is sourced from certified, organic animals is permitted for use for non ruminants without restriction as long as there is no feeding of the same species.

Prohibited feed / substances added into feed:

• Feeds containing offal, faeces, urine, urea, slaughter products, food industry by-products treated with solvents, same species materials or other prohibited substances  
• Urea, blood and bone and concentrates from non-organic sources
• The feeding of the same species. Ruminants may not be fed with animal products except milk products.
• Synthetic growth promoters and stimulants
• Synthetic appetizers
• Synthetic antioxidants and preservatives, urea and other synthetic nitrogen compounds, feedstuffs subjected to solvent (eg hexane) extraction, amino acid isolates
• Material from the same species/genus/family as the one being fed
• Artificial coloring agents
• Genetically engineered organisms or products thereof
• Slaughter products of the same species
• All types of excrement including droppings, dung or other manure.
• Preservatives, except when used as a processing aid

The following feed substances may be used:

• Bacteria, fungi and enzymes
• By-products from the food industry (eg molasses)
• Plant based products

HEALTH AND MEDICAL CARE

• The use of any veterinary drugs, including antibiotics, is not permitted. This Standard prohibits the addition of any antibiotics to feedstuff.
• Growth promotants and antibiotics in feed or otherwise are prohibited in organic production.