All animals* are able to range freely in open fields or paddocks
Animals will not be kept in cages, stalls or crates
All animals are kept at stocking densities that will ensure access to forage and grazing and; in the case of layer hens, shall not exceed 1,500 per hectare
Densely confined production systems and feed lotting are not practiced
All animals are able to interact with their herd or flock and to carry out natural behaviours
All animals will be protected from predation
Animals will be fed to meet their nutritional needs as well as production requirements
There will be no use of growth promoters
*with the exception of very young poultry that are not yet sufficiently feathered