Protection of animals: calves (amend. Direct. 91/269/EEC)

Parliament adopted the report by Mr Raul ROSADO FERNANDES (UPE, P) on minimum standards for the protection of calves. In its amendments Parliament asked that no calf, in herds of more than ten calves, should be housed in an individual pen after the age of six weeks. It also asked, even after the complete adaptation of the pen for the obligatory group housing, on an exceptional basis and with certification from a veterinarian, for a number of animals to be housed individually on the grounds of health or welfare. The EP called for new provisions to apply to all holdings from 2005 (instead of 2008). �