In Spain, they put a maximum number of heads of cattle per farm

Published 2023년 1월 24일

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The Spanish government has introduced a decree limiting the number of cattle heads per farm, aiming to regulate the livestock sector and establish sectoral regulations for the bovine industry, which was previously unregulated. The decree, effective from December 27, 2022 (Royal Decree 1053/2022), sets a maximum productive capacity of 850 large cattle units for new and expanding farms. It also differentiates new facilities from existing ones, requiring adaptation to new standards, and classifies farms based on their productive capacity to manage demand. The decree aims to promote sustainable development in the sector.

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The Spanish Government has made a key decision for livestock. He launched a decree limiting the number of heads of cattle per farm, thus "organizing" the producers. Learn more details. The Bichos del Campo portal explains that at the end of 2022, and after a long public consultation process, the Spanish government set a limit on the number of heads of cattle for establishments dedicated to cattle breeding, both in production systems of meat as of milk. (Read: Find out how the country's cattle herd is distributed) Royal Decree 1053/2022 of December 27 establishes "the basic standards for zootechnical and sanitary management of cattle farms, insofar as it refers to the maximum productive capacity, the minimum conditions of infrastructure, equipment and management, location, biosecurity , animal welfare, hygienic-sanitary conditions and environmental requirements”. It is for this reason that a "maximum productive capacity of 850 units of large cattle (UGM) is established, both for ...

Source: MXContexto