Random audits are underway to ensure those who agreed to remove breeding sows from their herds actually did so.
The Canadian Association of Swine Veterinarians has been contracted to conduct the audits. The 40 audits that have been completed found all farms were in compliance.
The cull breeding program was a $50 million federal initiative to reduce the swine breeding herd by 10 percent. Producers were paid $225 per animal.
About 187,000 animals, or 12 percent of the national herd, were culled, said Gary Stordy of the Canadian Pork Council.
Participants in the program signed contracts with the pork council agreeing not to house breeding hogs in culled facilities for three years.
Those who violate the agreement must pay an administration fee, reimburse the program and pay interest from the date the initial payment was received.
The program stated the animals should go to rendering plants, but provincial governments set aside money to process the meat and donate it to food banks.
Alberta donated about 272,155 kilograms of ground pork to food banks, Manitoba donated 149,581 kg and Saskatchewan donated 226,796 kg.
