reg 3

Terms used

In force

In these regulations —

boar means an uncastrated male pig over 9 months old;

creep area means that part of a farrowing pen —

(a)

that adjoins the farrowing crate; and

(b)

in which the piglets are protected from crushing and overlying by the sow;

farrowing means giving birth to piglets;

farrowing crate means an enclosure for confining a sow —

(a)

individually during and after farrowing; and

(b)

that closely corresponds to the sow’s body size;

farrowing pen means a pen for confining a sow and her piglets during and after farrowing;

herd health programme, in relation to a pig, means a programme in written or electronic form that is structured so that —

(a)

potential health and biosecurity risks to the pig are identified in a manner specified in the programme; and

(b)

the actions to be taken to prevent or minimise those risks are specified in the programme;

pen means an enclosure, other than a stall —

(a)

for confining a pig individually in which the pig is able to turn around; or

(b)

for confining pigs in groups;

pig means a pig of the species Sus scrofa domesticus;

sow means an adult female pig that has had one or more litters;

stall means an enclosure, other than a farrowing crate or a pen —

(a)

for confining a pig individually; and

(b)

that closely corresponds to the pig’s body size;

suitably qualified person has the meaning given in regulation 4.

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