Animal Care and Protection Regulation 2023
sch.2-sec.30Floor area requirements for indoor pens used to keep weaners, growers or finishers
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sch.2-sec.30 Floor area requirements for indoor pens used to keep weaners, growers or finishers
This section applies if— only 1 pig is kept in an indoor pen and the pig is a weaner, grower or finisher; or 2 or more pigs are kept in an indoor pen and all the pigs are either weaners, growers or finishers. A person in charge of the pig or pigs must ensure the floor area of the indoor pen is not less than— if only 1 pig is kept in the pen—the minimum floor area stated in the minimum floor area table for the live weight of the pig, rounded to the nearest kilogram; or if 2 or more pigs are kept in the pen—an area worked out using the following formula— where— F means the minimum floor area stated in the minimum floor area table for the live weight that is the average live weight of the pigs, rounded to the nearest kilogram. N means the number of pigs. In this section— average live weight , of 2 or more pigs, means the average of the live weights of the pigs. finisher means a pig, other than a breeding boar, breeding gilt or breeding sow, whose live weight, rounded to the nearest kilogram, is more than 60kg. grower means a pig, other than a breeding boar, breeding gilt or breeding sow, whose live weight, rounded to the nearest kilogram, is more than 30kg but not more than 60kg. minimum floor area table means the following table— Live weight (kg) Minimum floor area (m 2 ) 1 0.03 2 0.05 3 0.06 4 0.08 5 0.09 6 0.1 7 0.11 8 0.12 9 0.13 10 0.14 11 0.15 12 0.16 13 0.17 14 0.18 15 0.18 16 0.19 17 0.2 18 0.21 19 0.22 20 0.22 21 0.23 22 0.24 23 0.25 24 0.25 25 0.26 26 0.27 27 0.27 28 0.28 29 0.29 30 0.29 31 0.3 32 0.31 33 0.31 34 0.31 35 0.32 36 0.33 37 0.34 38 0.34 39 0.35 40 0.36 41 0.36 42 0.37 43 0.37 44 0.38 45 0.38 46 0.39 47 0.4 48 0.4 49 0.41 50 0.41 51 0.42 52 0.42 53 0.43 54 0.43 55 0.44 56 0.45 57 0.45 58 0.46 59 0.46 60 0.47 61 0.47 62 0.48 63 0.48 64 0.49 65 0.49 66 0.5 67 0.5 68 0.51 69 0.51 70 0.52 71 0.52 72 0.53 73 0.53 74 0.54 75 0.54 76 0.55 77 0.55 78 0.56 79 0.56 80 0.57 81 0.57 82 0.57 83 0.58 84 0.58 85 0.59 86 0.59 87 0.6 88 0.6 89 0.61 90 0.61 91 0.62 92 0.62 93 0.63 94 0.63 95 0.63 96 0.64 97 0.64 98 0.65 99 0.65 100 0.66 101 0.66 102 0.67 103 0.67 104 0.67 105 0.68 106 0.68 107 0.69 108 0.69 109 0.7 110 0.7 111 0.7 112 0.71 113 0.71 114 0.72 115 0.72 116 0.72 117 0.73 118 0.74 119 0.74 120 or greater 0.74 (sch.2-sec.30-ssec.1) This section applies if— only 1 pig is kept in an indoor pen and the pig is a weaner, grower or finisher; or 2 or more pigs are kept in an indoor pen and all the pigs are either weaners, growers or finishers. (sch.2-sec.30-ssec.2) A person in charge of the pig or pigs must ensure the floor area of the indoor pen is not less than— if only 1 pig is kept in the pen—the minimum floor area stated in the minimum floor area table for the live weight of the pig, rounded to the nearest kilogram; or if 2 or more pigs are kept in the pen—an area worked out using the following formula— where— F means the minimum floor area stated in the minimum floor area table for the live weight that is the average live weight of the pigs, rounded to the nearest kilogram. N means the number of pigs. (sch.2-sec.30-ssec.3) In this section— average live weight , of 2 or more pigs, means the average of the live weights of the pigs. finisher means a pig, other than a breeding boar, breeding gilt or breeding sow, whose live weight, rounded to the nearest kilogram, is more than 60kg. grower means a pig, other than a breeding boar, breeding gilt or breeding sow, whose live weight, rounded to the nearest kilogram, is more than 30kg but not more than 60kg. minimum floor area table means the following table— Live weight (kg) Minimum floor area (m 2 ) 1 0.03 2 0.05 3 0.06 4 0.08 5 0.09 6 0.1 7 0.11 8 0.12 9 0.13 10 0.14 11 0.15 12 0.16 13 0.17 14 0.18 15 0.18 16 0.19 17 0.2 18 0.21 19 0.22 20 0.22 21 0.23 22 0.24 23 0.25 24 0.25 25 0.26 26 0.27 27 0.27 28 0.28 29 0.29 30 0.29 31 0.3 32 0.31 33 0.31 34 0.31 35 0.32 36 0.33 37 0.34 38 0.34 39 0.35 40 0.36 41 0.36 42 0.37 43 0.37 44 0.38 45 0.38 46 0.39 47 0.4 48 0.4 49 0.41 50 0.41 51 0.42 52 0.42 53 0.43 54 0.43 55 0.44 56 0.45 57 0.45 58 0.46 59 0.46 60 0.47 61 0.47 62 0.48 63 0.48 64 0.49 65 0.49 66 0.5 67 0.5 68 0.51 69 0.51 70 0.52 71 0.52 72 0.53 73 0.53 74 0.54 75 0.54 76 0.55 77 0.55 78 0.56 79 0.56 80 0.57 81 0.57 82 0.57 83 0.58 84 0.58 85 0.59 86 0.59 87 0.6 88 0.6 89 0.61 90 0.61 91 0.62 92 0.62 93 0.63 94 0.63 95 0.63 96 0.64 97 0.64 98 0.65 99 0.65 100 0.66 101 0.66 102 0.67 103 0.67 104 0.67 105 0.68 106 0.68 107 0.69 108 0.69 109 0.7 110 0.7 111 0.7 112 0.71 113 0.71 114 0.72 115 0.72 116 0.72 117 0.73 118 0.74 119 0.74 120 or greater 0.74