Five Rivers Cattle Feeding Natural Producer Manual Last Revised: 3/16/18 Five Rivers Cattle Feeding All Natural Cattle Producer Manual Five Rivers Cattle Feeding Natural Producer Manual Last Revised: 3/16/18 Table of Contents Live Animal Requirements 1. Angus/Red Angus Genetics 2. U.S. Origin 3. Less than 30 Months of Age 4. Certification 5. Ranch Inspections Documentation 1. Producer Confirmation of Understanding 2. Five Rivers Affidavit Production Requirements 1. Non-allowable products Animal Welfare and Handling 1. Humane Farm Animal Care (HFAC) Beef Cattle Standards Five Rivers Cattle Feeding Natural Producer Manual Last Revised: 3/16/18 Live Animal Requirements 1. Angus/Red Angus Genetics Five Rivers requires the cattle to be a minimum of 50% Red- or Black-Angus genetics. No Dairy or Brahman influence. 2. U.S. Origin All cattle must be born and raised in the United States. Producers are required to document cattle origin and/or brand ID on the Five Rivers affidavit. 3. Less than 30 Months of Age The Five Rivers Natural program requires cattle be of “A” maturity (under 30 months of age) at slaughter. 4. Certification All cattle must have been born, raised, finished, and slaughtered in compliance with the Humane Farm Animal Care (HFAC) Standards for beef cattle. These standards are included in this manual and are available online at www.certifiedhumane.org. 5. Ranch Inspections The Five Rivers Natural program requires that a minimum of 10% of suppliers be inspected annually for compliance. Inspections are conducted by a Five Rivers representative or approved 3rd party. Five Rivers Cattle Feeding Natural Producer Manual Last Revised: 3/16/18 Documentation 1. Confirmation of Understanding of Program Requirements Following a review of this producer manual and Certified Humane standards, all direct suppliers to the Five Rivers Natural program are required to sign a confirmation of understanding of program requirements. 2. Five Rivers Natural Affidavit All producers, raising and feeding Natural cattle for Five Rivers, are responsible for completing their respective section of the Affidavit, maintaining a copy for your records, and forwarding the original to next owner. An affidavit is required for each contract of natural program calves. All natural affidavits must be on site at the receiving feedlot within one month of the feeder delivery date and will accompany or precede the finished cattle to the packing plant. Five Rivers Cattle Feeding 28625 US Highway 34, Kersey, Colorado 80644 Phone: 970.670.0973 Fax: 970.356.6070 Producer Confirmation of Understanding of Five Rivers Natural Program Requirements I, _________________________________, acknowledge that I have reviewed a copy of the Five Rivers Natural Producer Manual. This Manual is available online at https://fiveriverscattle.com/pages/selldirect/default.aspx Hard copy is also available upon request. I have reviewed these standards and understand that if for any reason my operation is not in full compliance; my cattle may be ineligible for the Five Rivers Natural program until corrective actions have been made. To ensure this, I understand a representative from Five Rivers Natural and/or approved 3rd party may visit my operation to confirm compliance. I agree, to the best of my ability, to raise cattle while under my direct control in compliance with the requirements laid out by the Five Rivers Natural Program. Producer Signature: ______________________________ Date: ___________________________ Document Number: AR001; Appendix A1 Revision Date: 3/16/18 All Natural Cattle Affidavit FIVE RIVERS CATTLE FEEDING (For Office Use) 28625 U.S. Highway 34 Contract # Lot # Kersey, Colorado 80644 Phone: 970.670.0973 Fax: 970.356.6070 Each Location (Ranch-Background-Feedlot) MUST COMPLETE IN FULL, their respective section. Retain a copy for your records and forward affidavit to Five Rivers within a month of delivery. THE CATTLE REPRESENTED BY THIS AFFIDAVIT HAVE: NON-ALLOWABLE PRODUCTS (Including but not limited to): • Never received growth promotants, synthetic Actogain, Compudose, Component, Dexamethasone, Encore, Estroplan, Estrumate hormones, or steroids of any kind. Lutalyse, Prostamate, Ralgro, Revalor, Synovex, MGA, Heifermax, Optaflexx, Zilmax. • Never received antibiotics; including ionophores. Antibiotics - Advocin, AS700, LA200, Aureomycin, Baytril, Biomycin, CTC, Draxxin, • Never been fed any animal-derived feedstuffs. Neomycin, Enroflox, Erythromycin, Excede, Excenel, Gallimycin, Gentocin, Hexasol, • A minimum of 50% Red or Black Angus Genetics. Micotil, Naxcel, Norfenicol, Nuflor, Oxytetracycline, Penicillin, Pulmotil, Resflor, • No Dairy influence. Spectinomycin, Sulfa's, Terramycin, Tetradure, Tylan, Tylovet, Zactran, Zuprevo. • U.S. Born and Raised origin. Ionophores - Bovatec, Cattlyst, Gain-Pro, Rumensin, V-Max. • Been raised in compliance w/ HFAC Animal Care Feedstuffs - Feather meal, Fish Oil, Tallow, Poultry Litter, Yellow Grease Standards for beef cattle. Milk Replacer(post-wean). All records must be retained for a minimum of three years and made accessible to a Five Rivers Representative or approved 3rd party. Any Cattle or Operation found out of compliance with stated requirements will be disqualified from the program indefinitely. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Cow/Calf Producer: (Please print) Ranch Name: __________________________________________ Phone: ( ) ______________________________________ Address: ____________________________________City : _________________________ State: __________ Zip: _____________ Date of First Calf Born: ________ / ________ / ________ Identification: Ear Tags: Dangle / EID Tag / Combo / other: _______________ Branded: ( Yes / No ) Brand ID or Symbol __________________ Number of Head: (Steers) _________________ (Heifers) _________________ Calves Shipped: _______ / _______ / _______ Ranch Manager / Signature: __________________________________________ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Backgrounder: (Please Print) Were cattle kept at a location other than origin ranch or the feedlot ( Yes / No ) No, indicates cattle moved direct to feedlot. If Yes, provide the the following information: Location Name: ________________________________________ Phone: ( ) ______________________________________ Address: ____________________________________City : _________________________ State: __________ Zip: _____________ Date Cattle Arrived: ________ / ________ / ________ Number Hd Received: _______________ Manager / Signature: ________________________________________________ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Feedlot: (Please Print) Feedlot Name: FIVE RIVERS CATTLE FEEDING - Kuner Feedlot Phone: ( 970 ) 670-0973 ________________________________ Address: 28625 U.S. Highway 34_______________ City : __Kersey_________________ State: __CO____ Zip: __80644_____ Date Cattle Arrived: ________ / ________ / ________ Number Hd Received: ______________ Assigned Lot #: ____________ Manager / Signature: ________________________________________________ Document Number AR003 Appendix A Revision Date: 3/16/18 Revised: 03/16/18 Appendix B Five Rivers Cattle Feeding Non-allowable Products for Natural Cattle For raising Natural animals, the following can never be used: ▪ Growth promotants, synthetic hormones, or steroids of any kind ▪ Antibiotics; including ionophores ▪ Animal-derived feedstuffs of any kind Examples of ineligible products for use include but are not limited to the following: Growth Promotants/ Hormones / Steroids Compudose Estrumate Ralgro Melengestrol Acetate (MGA) Component Estroplan Revalor Beta-agonists (Actogain, Dexamethasone Prostamate Synovex Optaflexx, Zilmax) Encore Lutalyse Antibiotics (oral / injectable or as a feed of feed supplement) A180 Enroflox Naxcel Sulfas (Albon, Sustain) AS700 Excede Neomycin Terramycin Advocin Excenel Norfenicol Tetradure Aureomycin Gallimycin Nuflor Tylan Baytril Gentocin Oxytetracycline Tylovet Biomycin LA200 Penicillin Zactran Chlortetracycline Micotil/Pulmotil Spectinomycin Zuprevo Draxxin Ionophores Bovatec Cattlyst Gain-pro Rumensin V-Max Feedstuffs Feather meal Milk Replacers Tallow Fish Oil Poultry Litter Yellow Grease Any by-products from fish, birds, or mammals including cattle, swine, sheep and poultry While raising Natural animals, the following CAN be used in production: ▪ Vaccines (e.g.: IBR, BRSV, BVD, PI3, Lepto, Pasteurella, Mannheimia, Haemophilus, Clostridials) ▪ Dewormers & Parasite Control (e.g.: All dewormers, ivermectin, IGRs, Safeguard, Synanthic, Warbex) ▪ Coccidiostats (e.g.: Calf Guard, Corid, Deccox) ▪ Non-steroid Anti-inflammatories (e.g.: Banamine, Flunixin, Prevail) Feedstuffs for Natural cattle must not come in contact with other feeds containing any of the items listed above. Any animals that have been treated with disallowed substances or have questionable eligibility must be accurately identified or physically segregated. Copies of documentation such as affidavits & feedstuff labels related to verifying compliance with production protocol must be kept on file for at least 3 years. Humane Farm Animal Care Animal Care Standards January 2014 BEEF CATTLE BEEF CATTLE Copyright 2014 by Humane Farm Animal Care. All rights reserved. PO Box 727, Herndon VA 20172 HUMANE FARM ANIMAL CARE Humane Farm Animal Care is a national non-profit charity whose mission is to improve the lives of farm animals by providing viable, credible, duly monitored standards for humane food