As consumers we are becoming increasingly aware of,
and interested in, how and where our produce is raised, and what processes
and journeys it has undergone before we buy it.
The Red
Tractor is the logo of Assured Food Standards, an independent organisation
set up to manage farm assurance schemes.
The use of the symbol on produce is a stamp of approval, proving that
it has met the stringent criteria necessary to qualify for the British
Farm Standard. Standards cover all aspects of production on the farm
from looking after the countryside to food hygiene and safety, ensuring
that farmers are producing food to meet a set of agreed standards of
good agricultural practice that are checked regularly by trained inspectors
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Shabden Park Farm is an assured farm
The FABBL Farm Assurance Scheme is a qualifying scheme for the Little
Red Tractor, and was set up to to give retailers and consumers confidence
in British livestock production standards. Membership of FABBL allows
producers like us to prove that the standards of husbandry and welfare
on the farm meet national levels of best practice and this gives an assurance
to the consumer that our produce is safe. |
FABBL policy
Shabden Park Farm complies with the FABBL standards for lamb, under the
policy for all beef and lamb farms, which includes;
- ensuring the health and welfare of the stock based on The Five Freedoms:
- freedom from thirst, hunger and malnutrition
- freedom from discomfort
- freedom from pain, injury and disease
- freedom from fear and distress
- freedom to display most normal patterns of behaviour
- ensuring the environment is protected and cared for
- ensuring the safety and welfare of animals during transport
- ensuring full traceability
- ensuring the responsible use of medicines
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FABBL standards
The standards for lamb are split into the seven sections below, each
containing up to twenty standards covering requirements for record-keeping
and use of medicines and best practice for farm management and husbandry
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- Identification and Traceability
- Farm Animal Management
- Environment and Hygiene Management
- Feed Composition, Storage and Use
- Housing and Handling Facilities
- Medicines and Veterinary Treatment
- Transport of Livestock
For more information and a downloadable version of the complete standards
for beef and lamb, click here
for the FABBL website. |
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