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CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH LAYING HENS IN BATTERY CAGES MUST BE KEPT
1.(1) All cages must comply with the following requirements—
2.Battery cages shall be designed, constructed and maintained in such...
4.The cages must be suitably equipped and maintained to prevent...
5.Except in the case of therapeutic or prophylactic treatment, all...
6.Insulation and ventilation of the building must ensure that air...
7.In the case of artificial lighting, the laying hens must...
10.Accommodation comprising more than three tiers of cages shall not...
12.All automatic equipment must be thoroughly inspected at least once...
13.There shall be an alarm system to warn the stock-keeper...
15.Every time all the cages housed together are emptied they...
16.No person shall apply an electrical current to laying hens...
3.Materials used for the construction of calf accommodation and all...
4.Insulation, heating and ventilation of the building must ensure that...
5.(1) All automatic equipment shall be thoroughly inspected by a...
6.Calves must not be kept permanently in darkness. To meet...
7.Calves in intensive systems shall be thoroughly inspected by a...
9.Housing, pens, equipment and utensils used for calves must as...
12.Calves shall be fed on a wholesome diet appropriate to...
16.All calves shall be provided with an adequate supply of...
17.Feeding and watering equipment must be designed, constructed, placed and...
18.The interior of any building (including the floor) to which...
19.No inadequately constructed or insecure fittings shall be used for...
20.No person shall apply an electrical current to calves for...
3.Materials used for the construction of housing for pigs, and...
4.Subject to paragraph 22 of this Part, insulation, heating and...
5.The interior of any building (including the floor) to which...
6.No inadequately constructed or insecure fittings shall be used for...
7.(1) All automatic equipment shall be thoroughly inspected by a...
9.(1) Pigs shall be thoroughly inspected by a stock-keeper not...
11.Subject to paragraph 22 of this Part, accommodation used for...
12.Where tethers are permitted in accordance with paragraph 1 above,...
13.Housing, pens, equipment and utensils used for pigs must be...
19.Feeding and watering equipment must be designed, constructed, placed and...
20.In addition to the measures normally taken to prevent tail-biting...
21.No person shall apply an electrical current to pigs for...
22.Where pigs are kept in an environment which involves maintaining...
Boar pens shall be sited and constructed so as to...
PART I GENERAL CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH LIVESTOCK MUST BE KEPT
1.Where livestock are kept in a building adequate lighting (whether...
2.The interior of any building (including the floor) to which...
3.No inadequately constructed or insecure fittings shall be used for...
4.Livestock shall be fed a wholesome diet which is appropriate...
5.Livestock shall be provided with an adequate supply of fresh...
7.Where any poultry (except laying hens kept in battery cages)...
11.Where any rabbits are kept in any accommodation which is...
12.No person shall apply an electrical current to livestock for...
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