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The Welfare of Farmed Animals (England) Regulations 2007
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5.Additional duties on persons responsible for poultry, laying hens, calves, cattle, pigs or rabbits
General conditions under which farmed animals must be kept
3.Where animals are kept in a building, adequate lighting (whether...
5.Without prejudice to paragraph 11(3) of Schedule 5A Any animals...
6.Where necessary, sick or injured animals must be isolated in...
10.Where animals are continuously or regularly tethered or confined, they...
12.Accommodation and fittings for securing animals must be constructed and...
13.Air circulation, dust levels, temperature, relative air humidity and gas...
14.Animals kept in buildings must not be kept in permanent...
15.Where the natural light available in a building is insufficient...
19.Where defects in automated or mechanical equipment of the type...
20.Where the health and well-being of the animals is dependent...
21.The back-up system referred to in paragraph 20(a) must be...
24.All animals must have access to feed at intervals appropriate...
25.All animals must either have access to a suitable water...
26.Feeding and watering equipment must be designed, constructed, placed and...
27.(1) —No other substance, with the exception of those given...
Additional conditions that apply to the keeping of laying hens in non-cage systems
1.All non-cage systems of production for keeping laying hens must...
3.Where a system is equipped with nipple drinkers or cups,...
4.Where a system has drinking points plumbed in, at least...
5.The floors of installations must be constructed so as to...
8.Subject to paragraph (9), the stocking density must not exceed...
9.Where on 3rd August 1999 the establishment applied a system...
Additional conditions that apply to the keeping of laying hens in conventional cages
Additional conditions that apply to the keeping of laying hens in enriched cages
Additional conditions applicable to all systems in which laying hens are kept
Additional conditions that apply in relation to conventionally reared meat chickens
Additional conditions that apply to the keeping of calves confined for rearing and fattening
Additional conditions that apply to the keeping of pigs
22.Pregnant sows and gilts must, where necessary, be treated against...
24.In the week before the expected farrowing time, sows and...
25.During farrowing, an unobstructed area behind the sow or gilt...
26.Farrowing pens where sows or gilts are kept loose must...
29.The unobstructed floor area available to each gilt after service...
32.In addition to the requirements of paragraph 13 of this...
PART 6 Weaners and rearing pigs
39.As soon as possible after weaning, weaners and rearing pigs...
40.If weaners and rearing pigs unfamiliar with one another have...
41.The use of tranquilising medication in order to facilitate mixing...
42.If there are signs of severe fighting, the causes must...
43.The unobstructed floor area available to each weaner or rearing...
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