Canada and the U.S. share the longest undefended border in the world. As evidenced at the recent Livestock Transport Conference in Calgary, AB., the livestock and transport industries in both countries also share a strong commitment to progress in improving the care of livestock hauled within and across their borders. Leading examples of this commitment are training and certification programs for livestock transport, developed and implemented in both countries through cross-sector cooperation. The next step in the evolution of this trend is to further streamline approaches, says Susan Church, Manager of Alberta Farm Animal Care (AFAC), a major organizer and sponsor of the conference. A core part of the program included updates on the livestock transport training programs, which included
presentations by Church on the CLT program and by Erik Risa of the National Pork Board on the TQA
program.