18Piglets to be checked to ensure suckling

18 Piglets to be checked to ensure suckling

(1)  In this regulation –

appropriate substance, for colostrum, means –

(a) a commercially prepared colostrum substitute or replacer designed specifically for consumption by pigs; or

(b) a substitute that has been recommended by a veterinary surgeon for consumption by piglets.

(2)  A person who keeps pigs must ensure that a piglet in the person's care or charge is checked –

(a) within 24 hours after the piglet’s birth; and

(b) to ensure that the piglet is suckling from the sow.

Penalty:  In the case of –

(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 100 penalty units; or

(b) a natural person, a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.

(3)  A person who keeps pigs must ensure that a piglet in the person's care or charge receives, within 24 hours after the birth of the piglet –

(a) colostrum; or

(b) an appropriate substitute.

Penalty:  In the case of –

(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 100 penalty units; or

(b) a natural person, a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.