Animal Care and Protection Regulation 2023
sch.4-sec.26Treating induced calves
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sch.4-sec.26 Treating induced calves
A person in charge of a calf that has been induced must, before the calf reaches 12 hours of age, ensure the calf is— given adequate colostrum or a colostrum substitute; or humanely killed. In this section— colostrum means milk, rich in protein and antibodies, that is produced by a cow within the first few days after calving. (sch.4-sec.26-ssec.1) A person in charge of a calf that has been induced must, before the calf reaches 12 hours of age, ensure the calf is— given adequate colostrum or a colostrum substitute; or humanely killed. (sch.4-sec.26-ssec.2) In this section— colostrum means milk, rich in protein and antibodies, that is produced by a cow within the first few days after calving.
- (a) given adequate colostrum or a colostrum substitute; or
- (b) humanely killed.