If you own or operate a dairy farm, you must ensure that consumers have access to safe, high quality milk, animals are treated humanely, and government and industry standards are met.

We provide dairy farm audits nationwide to support hygienic and safe milk production, along with high standards of animal welfare. Through rigorous quality assurance, our tailored audits build trust, transparency and confidence for businesses, consumers and key stakeholders across the dairy supply chain.

Ensure compliance and continuous improvement with trusted dairy farm audits from SGS

Comply with standards
We provide independent assessments against recognized industry and regulatory standards.
Reduce risk
We identify areas of potential risk and provide documented evidence or risk reduction.
Ensure effective operations
Our audits provide assurance that operational controls are effectively designed and operating as intended.
Drive continuous improvement
We identify areas of non-compliance, offer opportunities for corrective action and document process improvement.
Enhance brand reputation
Credible third-party assurance increases confidence in your brand among consumers, stakeholders and supply chain partners.

Trusted assessments of key dairy farm operational areas

Milk storage
Ensure safe, clean and temperature-controlled milk storage environments.
Milk parlor
Verify hygienic, safe and well-managed milking practices.
Animal welfare
Ensure cleanliness, mobility, freedom from injury and appropriate body condition scoring.
Feed and water management
Confirm secure storage and safe use of animal feed and water supplies.
Farm buildings and facilities
Ensure clean, well-maintained and structurally safe farm infrastructure.
Veterinary medicines
Ensure responsible use, accurate administration and full record-keeping of veterinary medicines, with particular focus on antibiotics, including EMA Category B substances and purchase records.

Why SGS?

We are the world’s leading supplier of certification services and a trusted, independent provider of third party audits. You can count on our specialist dairy farm audit team to deliver objective services with unmatched credibility and insights. We enable you to reduce risk and ensure quality, safety and compliance across the dairy supply chain.