Companies starting with A

The Australian Pork Industry's Quality Assurance Program (APIQ) includes standards for pig production.  APIC standards are currently being developed to include optional certification as Free Range and Outdoor Bred.

•  Farms and abattoirs are independently audited.  
•  Antibiotics and growth promoting hormones are not permitted.
•  Animals have free access to pasture.
•  Feedlots, farrowing crates, and sow stalls are not permitted.
•  Certified to national and international organic standards.

• Farms are independently audited. 
• The use of antibiotics and growth hormones is not specified.
• Stocking density indoors must not exceed 12 birds per square metre.
• There are no limits for outdoor stocking densities in the standards.
• Beak trimming and wing clipping are permitted