Livestock Transport Conference highlights animal care leadership role for truckers and other involved in the relocation of livestock.

There have been many advances in science, handling guidelines and training programs in recent years, both for humane livestock handling in general and increasingly for transporting livestock. Among the
examples are Canada’s Certified Livestock Transporter (CLT) program – a comprehensive training course and support service for livestock truckers, shippers and receivers that offers certification. A similar U.S. based program is Transporter Quality Assurance (TQA). As well, North America is moving toward third-party livestock transport audits as part of quality assurance, lead by the recent development of the American Meat Institute’s Animal Welfare Audit for Transportation.