PQA Plus & TQA Certification

Animal care and food safety are of utmost importance in the pork industry and standards are continually rising.  At Suidae, we believe in, teach, and are driven to meet our obligation in accordance with the six ethical principles of the We Care® commitment.  These principles guide everything we do and ensure we uphold the highest standards and consistently strive towards improvement.

Transport Quality Assurance® (TQA®) and Pork Quality Assurance® Plus (PQA Plus®) are important industry tools used to help pork producers meet the current animal care and food safety standards and be industry leaders in animal care and safety. Our team of certified advisors can provide the educational materials, training, and testing required to become certified as well as help you obtain and maintain current PQA Plus® Site Assessment status for your facility.

Several young pink piglets stand on a slatted wooden floor, appearing curious and alert. The piglets, part of a PQA Plus certification program, have light-colored coats with some dirt spots and are closely grouped together in an outdoor setting.
The image shows the logo of PQA Plus, featuring a series of orange and black squares arranged in a stair-like pattern on the left. To the right, the text reads "PQA PLUS Certification" followed by "Our Responsibility. Our Promise." in smaller font.

Pork Quality Assurance® Plus (PQA Plus®) is an education and certification program designed to help pig farmers and their employees continually improve production practices. It addresses food safety, animal well-being, environmental stewardship, worker safety, public health and community.

A logo featuring the text "pork checkoff" in black and orange, with an orange diagonal line separating it from "Transport Quality Assurance (TQA Certification)" in orange. The words are on a white background.

Transport Quality Assurance® (TQA®) is a certification program that trains pig transporters, producers and handlers how to handle, move and transport pigs. It includes training on the potential impacts transporting can have on pig well-being and pork quality.

Circular logo with "WE CARE" in large letters at its center. Surrounding the circle are the words "ENVIRONMENT," "FOOD SAFETY," "HEALTH," "COMMUNITY," and "ANIMAL CARE." The background gradients from blue at the top to green at the bottom, reflecting PQA Plus principles and TQA certification standards.

The six ethical principles of the We Care® commitment guide everything we do and ensure we uphold the highest standards and consistently strive towards improvement.

The black-and-white photo shows several large trucks parked in a loading area of what appears to be a livestock facility. The open-air trucks, designed for transporting animals, have slatted sides. In the foreground, two people are conversing near one of the trucks, likely discussing logistics or services.
A black and white photograph shows several men dressed in early 20th-century attire unloading hogs from a railway stock car labeled "Chick Stock Car" at the U.S. Yards in Chicago. Some men guide the pigs, adhering to PQA Plus standards, down a ramp, while others stand by watching.

We’re committed to helping pork producers meet the current animal care and food safety standards.

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