Friland Organic | Friland Free-range | Conventional | |
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Source of information | [3], | [3] | [5] |
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Born outdoors in huts | Required | Required | Optional |
Age at weaning (minimum) | 7 weeks | 5 weeks | (3a) 4 weeks |
Tail docking | Prohibited, exemption can be granted | Prohibited, exemption can be granted | Allowed, if needed |
Teeth reduction | Teeth cutting prohibited, grinding allowed within the first 3 days of pigs’ life if needed | Teeth cutting prohibited, grinding allowed within the first 3 days of pigs’ life if needed | Teeth cutting prohibited, grinding allowed within the first 3 days of pigs’ life if needed |
Resting area with bedding (weaners/growers/ finishers) | Required – Minimum size of area defined for each weight group | Required – Minimum size of area defined for each weight group | Bedding optional - Straw or other material for rooting is required |
Floors (weaners/growers/ finishers) | At least 50% of the required minimum area should have solid floor (outdoors this can be replaced by drainedb floor) | Solid floor in the resting area, at least 50% solid floor or deep straw in outdoor area (exemption can be granted) | At least 33-50% solid or drained floor (depending on age)c |
Access to outdoor facility | Required | Required | Optional |
Pen area required per finishing pig (at 100 kg) | 2.3 m2 (1.3 m2 indoors, and 1.0 m2 outdoors) | 1.2 m2 (min. 0.50 m2 outdoors) | 0.65 m2 |
Access to roughage for weaners/growers/finishers | Required | Optional | Optional |
Veterinary advisory service contract | Required | Required | Optional for small herds and required for large herds |
Initiate treatment with antimicrobials | Not allowedd | Allowed (all herds are covered by veterinary advisory service contracts) | Allowed if the herd is covered by a veterinary advisory service contract |
Withdrawal time related to use of antimicrobials | Twice as long as described in the regulation | Twice as long as described in the regulation | As described in the regulation |