D’Artagnan
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| Farm/Brand Headquarters | Union, NJ |
| Products | Chicken, turkey, duck |
| Website | www.dartagnan.com |
| Market Area | East Coast |
| Total Score | 505 |
| Criteria | Points | Comment |
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| TOTAL (possible score is 1800) | 505 | 2-Bird Rating | Fair |
Family Farms and cooperatives receive the most points. Corporations and companies with poor or negligible farm oversight receive the fewest points. Ownership structure | 50 | Uses contact farmers |
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100% organic brands receive the most points. Split operations receive fewer with increased penalties for poor segregation at the processor and farm level. Dedication to Organic Production | 50 | Produces both organic and non-organic products |
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Farms that participated in Cornucopia’s research providing full transparency receive the most points. Transparency and Disclosure | 0 | Currently working with investigators, pending more information |
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Points determined by integrity of the brand’s organic certifier. Organic Certifier | 75 | Each farm will have different organic certifier |
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To receive full points, flocks must number 500 birds or fewer (200 for turkeys). Flock size | 60 | Suppliers likely have reasonable flock sizes allowing for outdoor access |
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No more than 1.5 lbs of bird per square foot is required for full points. Stocking Density | 60 | Suppliers likely Good stocking density |
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Mobile housing receives the highest number of points. Housing Style | 30 | Suppliers likely use static barns |
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Heritage varieties receive the highest number of points. Strain and/or Breed and Slaughter Age | 40 | Uses fast growing breeds but manages them |
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Birds must spend 3/4ths or more of their lives outdoors for full points. Timing for Outdoor Access | 20 | Likely spends at least 1/3 of of their lives outdoors |
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Enrichments include but are not limited to shade structures, water, novel feedstuff (greens, mealworms, sprouted grains), and dust baths. Enrichments (outdoor and indoor) | 50 | Likely provides legitimate outdoor access |
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Points awarded for labels that go above and beyond organic. Other Labels/Standards | 0 | No response |
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Maximum points given for high quality, rotated pasture. Non-rotated pasture adjacent to fixed housing with lower than 90% vegetative cover receives fewer points. Outdoor Management | 0 | No response |
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100 points for on-farm production and/or milling of feed. Fewest points given to feed that cannot be verified as domestic and/or birds get poor or no supplementation from outdoor foraging. Feed Sourcing | 0 | No response |
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Methionine needs met by outdoor foraging receives 100 points. Synthetic supplementation receives 70 points. Synthetic Methionine | 0 | No response |
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Under 5% cull and death rate required for full points. Cull/death Rate | 0 | No response |
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Chicks and poults that are certified organic since hatching, or are hatched on-farm receive 100 points. Off-farm or conventional chicks and poults receive 70 points. Chick and Poult Sourcing | 20 | Likely conventional sourcing |
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No physical alterations required for full points. Permitting beak tipping results in fewer points. Physical Alterations | 0 | Unknown |
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Measures farm oversight. Farmer owned brands, or daily visits by management required for maximum points. Farm Support | 50 | Likely sources from farmers who operate smaller-scale farms |
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Non-scoring, category provided for information only. Slaughter Method (non-scoring) | Unknown | |
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Non-scoring, category provided for information only. Soy Free Ration? (non-scoring) | No | |
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Maximum transparency, sharing of the organic systems plan, and/or novel practices that sets the brand apart from the rest of the industry can result in extra credit points. Extra Credit | 0 | None |
