Traduction de «Production de veaux d'embauche » (Français → Anglais) :

There is therefore a need to establish common minimum standards for the protection of rearing calves or calves for fattening in order to ensure rational development of production.

Historical link: This production of heavy veal calves results from the existence of the herd and long-standing production of cereals in the region.

It emphasises the need for risk profiling of the different calf production systems.

It states that in case of veal calves reared in integrated production units and in officially bovine tuberculosis-free herds, post-mortem inspection can be restricted to observation and palpation of lymph nodes.

Simplified post-mortem inspection can be applied for calves coming from integrated production systems previously assessed as of low-risk profile.

Whereas the harmonization of rules concerning the conditions of calf-rearing in the framework of the common organization of the markets is necessary to ensure the rational development of production under satisfactory conditions of competition; whereas in this regard it is recognized scientifically that calves should benefit from an environment corresponding to their needs as a herd-living species; whereas, for that reason, they should be reared in groups; whereas calves, both group-housed and individually penned, must have sufficient space for exercise, contact with other cattle, and for normal movements when standing up or lying down ...[+++];