There is an ongoing control of animal mortality rates throughout the reproduction chain and weight gain tracking, number of animals culled, animal density in the farms (quantity or live weight of animals per square meter in a facility), diseases, average animal transport time, in-transport density and mortality and the pre-slaughter stunning processes, where the company takes corrective action when necessary.

When the monitored indicators show any trend of deviation, committees are established in each production unit to find opportunities for improvement. The Committees connects links in the production chain, seek solutions and best practices.

We have developed specific corporate instructions on animal welfare for each stage of the chain, where all the minimum actions in each stage of the chain are described and easily accessible to our workforce. The compliance framework helps us to act preventively and systemically, in line with these guidelines.

BRF has a Corporate Committee for Livestock Transport that tracks farm animal transport indexes. Transport time is still a major challenge, given the territorial dimensions of each location (like Brazil, for example).

In order to mitigate in-transport stress, our corporate guidelines define a maximum recommended animal transport duration of 8 hours. The trucks have a pre-determined route and are equipped with speed trackers, telemetry and drivers are periodically trained on animal welfare and defensive driving.

The entire fleet is regularly inspected to prevent the vehicles from causing any type of injury to the animals. When this situation is detected, the vehicles are sent for maintenance and are put back in service upon check by the animal welfare officer. The lease duration for each vehicle is 7 years, but their average life in 2021 is 4 years.

BRF establishes standards for livestock transport vehicles, which are annually reviewed to ensure the best practices. As part of the company's commitment to safety, we use high technology by installing fatigue sensors to detect signs of driver fatigue and provide safety for them and the animals.

We have the Ranking of Transporters that are evaluated by the GIF PROGRAM (Integrated Supplier Management), so we can measure their compliance with safety, environment and operation rules.