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Scottish Statutory Instrument
2010
Scotland
The Welfare of Farmed Animals (Scotland) Regulations 2010
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50 compliance obligations
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Schedules
Animals kept in buildings must not be kept in permanent...
- Do not keep farmed animals in permanent darkness
Animals kept in buildings must not be kept without an...
- Give animals a period of rest from artificial lighting each day
Animals not kept in buildings
- Protect farmed animals kept outdoors and provide well-drained lying area
Animals must not be provided with food or liquid in...
- Do not feed farmed animals in a way that causes unnecessary suffering
Breeding procedures
- Do not use breeding procedures that cause suffering or injury
The record referred to in paragraph7 must be retained for...
- Keep records of medicinal treatments and inspections for 3 years
Freedom of movement
- Ensure freedom of movement for farmed animals without causing suffering
Inspection
- Inspect chickens at least twice daily and treat/cull sick birds promptly
Cleaning and disinfection
- Clean and disinfect chicken houses between flocks
Food chain information and chickens dead on arrival
- Record dead‑on‑arrival chickens from high‑density flocks and provide data on request
Notification of stocking density
- Notify Scottish Ministers of high chicken stocking density
Stocking density limits
- Keep stocking density at or below 33kg per m² (or up to 39kg with extra measures)
Feed and water
- Ensure feeders and drinkers minimise spillage and provide timely feed
Litter
- Provide permanent access to litter for all chickens
Ventilation and heating
- Ensure ventilation prevents overheating and removes excess moisture
Noise
- Minimise noise levels and maintain equipment to cause least noise
On and after 1stJanuary 2012 no person shall keep any...
- Do not keep laying hens in conventional (unenriched) cages
All cage systems (other than those referred to in Part3)...
- Ensure all cage systems are enriched to meet Schedule requirements
Accommodation
- Provide adequate cage space, nest, litter and perches for laying hens
Water
- Provide appropriate drinking system in each cage with enough drinkers per hen
Inspection
- Provide minimum aisle width and floor clearance in hen cage systems
Ethological needs
- Fit cages with claw-shortening devices
Feed and water
- Provide adequate feeders, drinkers, nests, perches and litter for laying hens
Accommodation
- Meet accommodation requirements for multi-tier and free-range laying hen systems
Subject to paragraph21, the stocking density must not exceed 9laying...
- Do not exceed 9 laying hens per square metre of usable area
Light
- Ensure adequate lighting and lighting regime for hens
Cleaning and disinfection
- Clean and disinfect hen housing and equipment regularly
Accommodation comprising 2 or more tiers of cages must have...
- Fit inspection and removal devices for multi-tier hen cages
Accommodation, feed, water and ethological needs
- Meet minimum cage specifications for laying hens in conventional systems
Muzzling
- Do not muzzle calves
Drinking water
- Provide sufficient fresh drinking water to calves daily
Tethering
- Do not tether calves unless feeding milk, and use safe tethers only
Bedding and lying area
- Provide appropriate bedding and a clean, dry lying area for calves
Cleaning and disinfection
- Clean and disinfect pig housing and remove waste regularly
Floors
- Ensure pig housing floors are safe, suitable and non-slip
On and after 1stJanuary 2013, when concrete slatted floors are...
- Ensure concrete slatted floors meet specified dimensions for pigs kept in groups
Feeding
- Feed pigs at least once daily and ensure simultaneous access if group-fed
Drinking water
- Provide permanent access to fresh drinking water for pigs over 2 weeks old
Environmental enrichment
- Provide pigs with permanent access to enrichment materials
Prohibition on the use of the sweat-box system
- Do not keep pigs in a sweat‑box system (high temperature and humidity)
Noise levels
- Avoid exposing pigs to harmful noise levels
Boar pens must be sited and constructed so as to...
- Site and construct boar pens to allow turning and sensory contact with other pigs
(1) The minimum unobstructed floor area for an adult boar...
- Ensure adult boar pens have minimum unobstructed floor area
Where a farrowing crate is used, the piglets must have...
- Ensure piglets have enough space to suckle in farrowing crates
Piglets must not be weaned from the sow at an...
- Do not wean piglets from the sow before 28 days old
Accommodation
- Provide adequate accommodation for pigs to meet welfare needs
Artificially lit buildings
- Provide minimum lighting of 40 lux for 8 hours daily in pig buildings
Prevention of fighting
- Prevent fighting among pigs and isolate aggressive animals
Training
- Train pig attendants on welfare regulations
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Staffing
Where animals are continuously or regularly tethered or confined, they...
Accommodation and fittings for securing animals shall be constructed and...
Air circulation, dust levels, temperature, relative air humidity and gas...
Where the natural light available in a building is insufficient...
Automatic or mechanical equipment
Where any defect in automated or mechanical equipment of the...
Inspection
Where the health and well-being of animals is dependent on...
The back-up system referred to in paragraph20(a) must be thoroughly...
Feed, water and other substances
All animals must have access to feed at intervals appropriate...
All animals must either have access to a suitable water...
Feeding and watering equipment must be designed, constructed, placed and...
(1) No other substance, with the exception of those given...
No person may keep an animal for farming purposes unless...
Where animals are kept in a building, adequate lighting (whether...
Electrical immobilisation
Where any animals (other than laying hens kept in the...
Any animals which appear to be ill or injured—
Where necessary, sick or injured animals must be isolated in...
Record keeping
Interpretation
Light
Record keeping
Identification of poor welfare conditions and follow-up
Training
Requirements for higher stocking densities
Interpretation
Feed
Floors
Inspection
Where on 3rdJuly 2002 the establishment applied a system where...
Noise
Accommodation
The design and dimensions of the cage door must be...
Accommodation
Additional dietary requirements
Feeding
Inspection
Calves which are kept outside must be inspected by the...
Artificially lit buildings
Cleaning and disinfection
Floors
Bovine colostrum
Accommodation
In this Schedule— “boar” means a male pig after puberty,...
Bedding
Inspection
The lying area must be dry and comfortable.
Prevention of parasites
Farrowing
In the week before the expected farrowing time, sows and...
During farrowing, an unobstructed area behind the sow or gilt...
Farrowing pens where sows are kept loose must have some...
In the week before the expected farrowing time and during...
Group housing
On and after 1stJanuary 2013, the pen where the group...
Tethering
On and after 1stJanuary 2013— (a) the total unobstructed floor...
On or after 1stJanuary 2013, for gilts after service and...
Sows and gilts kept on holdings of fewer than 10sows...
In addition to the requirements of paragraph13, sows and gilts...
(1) All dry pregnant sows and gilts must be given...
If necessary, piglets must be provided with a source of...
The part of the total floor where the piglets are...
Piglets may be weaned up to 7days earlier if they...
(1) Only tethers designed not to cause injury to the...
Weaners and rearing pigs must be— (a) placed in groups...
(1) If weaners and rearing pigs unfamiliar with one another...
The use of tranquillising medication in order to facilitate the...
When signs of severe fighting appear among weaners and rearing...
The unobstructed floor area available to each weaner or rearing...
(1) The dimension of any stall or pen used for...
Accommodation
Where any rabbits are kept in any accommodation which is...
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