Calves Keeping Ordinance. Country/Territory Germany Document type Regulation Date 1992 (1997) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 88, 30 December 1997, pp. 3328-3332. Long titleOrdinance on the protection of calves. Subject Livestock Keyword Animal welfare Cattle Hygiene/sanitary procedures Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Entry into force notes The present Ordinance enters into force on 1 January 1998. Abstract An Ordinance to govern the keeping of calves. It defines at the outset its scope of application. Animal holding places must comply with special requirements such as adequate temperature, space, level of noise, feeding, social contacts, etc. Article 4 contains special provisions for the keeping of calves up to two weeks, article 5 those for the keeping of calves from 2 to 8 weeks and articles 6 those from more than 8 weeks. Finally, the Ordinance establishes the penalties in case of violation and final and transitional provisions. The Ordinance consists of 14 articles. Full text German References - Legislation Amended by First Ordinance amending the Ordinance on keeping of calves. Legislation | Germany | 1997 Keyword: Animal production, Cattle, Animal welfare, Transport/storage Source: FAO, FAOLEX