Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Manufacturing and installation of the humane slaughter line
Agreement Number:
ASFIPP-WSDS-018
Agreement Value:
$93,539.00
Agreement Date:
Jul 17, 2023 - Mar 31, 2024
Description:
This project aims to install a humanitarian slaughter line at the Aliments Asta processing plant, in order to improve the Quebec pork sector's and the Maritimes' preparedness for the massive, rapid and humanitarian depopulation of the pork surplus following an outbreak of African swine fever.
Organization:
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Expected Results:
This project aims to install a humanitarian slaughter line at the Aliments Asta processing plant, in order to improve the Quebec pork sector's and the Maritimes' preparedness for the massive, rapid and humanitarian depopulation of the pork surplus following an outbreak of African swine fever.
Location:
Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska, Quebec, CA G0L2G0
Reference Number:
235-2023-2024-Q4-00009
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
107864258
Recipient Type:
For-profit organization
Recipient's Legal Name:
Aliments Asta Inc.
Program:
African/swine Fever Industry Preparedness Program: Welfare Slaughter and Disposal Stream
Program Purpose:
To support the Canadian pork industry's African Swine Fever (AFS) prevention and mitigation efforts to address gaps and position Canada to anticipate the tools, partnerships, and activities that would be required to ensure an early detection of ASF and an effective emergency response once detected.
NAICS Code:
1122