{"id":10150,"date":"2012-09-04T19:42:49","date_gmt":"2012-09-04T09:42:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=10150"},"modified":"2012-09-04T19:42:49","modified_gmt":"2012-09-04T09:42:49","slug":"new-rules-for-pig-pens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2012\/09\/04\/new-rules-for-pig-pens\/","title":{"rendered":"New Rules For Pig Pens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>September 4, 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>New minimum requirements for penned pigs came into effect in Queensland on September 1.<\/p>\n<p>Biosecurity Queensland Animal Welfare Project Officer Dr Melanie Latter said the new requirements aimed to improve the health and welfare of pigs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;New minimum space allowances are part of a nationally consistent approach to animal welfare,&#8221; Dr Latter said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This change follows the earlier introduction of other compulsory requirements for keeping pigs in Queensland, which came into effect in December, 2010.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Anyone who keeps pigs in Queensland, whether for production, display or as pets, should ensure they are familiar with all of the animal welfare requirements that apply.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>A snapshot of housing requirements for keeping pigs in Queensland:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sows may be kept in farrowing crates for a maximum of six weeks per reproduction cycle under normal circumstances.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Pigs kept in stalls must be able to stand, stretch, lie and access feed and water without obstructions. These requirements ensure stalls are of a size that allows adequate room to move.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Stalls and farrowing crates must now also meet minimum dimensions specified in the legislation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Pens used to keep individual breeding stock, group-housed gilts and sows, weaners, growers and finishers must also provide the minimum floor space per pig specified in the legislation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These requirements are compulsory under the Animal Care and Protection Act 2001 and are enforceable by law.<\/p>\n<p>Penalties of up to $33,000 may apply for an offence against a compulsory requirement, while an offence for a breach of a duty of care may attract up to $33,000 or one year imprisonment.<\/p>\n<p>The minimum space requirements were developed in consultation with industry in the Model Code of Practice for Pig Welfare.<\/p>\n<p>Additional standards that will ensure sows may only be confined in gestation stalls for the first six weeks of any pregnancy will apply from 2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New minimum requirements for penned pigs came into effect in Queensland on September 1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,36],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - 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