RELATES TO:
KRS 257.196,
525.130
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS 257.196 requires the Board of Agriculture to
promulgate administrative regulations establishing on-farm livestock and
poultry care standards recommended to it by the Kentucky Livestock Care
Standards Commission. This administrative regulation establishes additional
livestock standards and specifically authorized practices for beef cattle,
bison, and veal.
Section 1. The
provisions of
302 KAR 21:020 apply to on-farm livestock and poultry in
Kentucky, except as provided by this administrative regulation. This
administrative regulation adds additional standards and specifically authorized
practices to
302 KAR 21:020 for beef cattle, bison, and veal.
Section 2.
(1) Additional Standards.
(a) Veal calves shall be fed two (2) or more
times per day following a regular routine, if not provided unlimited access. On
all farms that house veal calves, there shall be access to hot water for the
purpose of sanitation and mixing milk-based liquid diet or milk
replacer.
(b) During calving, there
shall be sufficient space to enable cows to separate themselves from other
animals.
(c) If used, housing
systems shall allow animals to access feed and water.
(2) Authorized Practices. The following shall
be authorized practices:
(a) Group pens and
individual pens.
1. Except as provided by
subparagraph 2 of this paragraph, group pens and individual pens for veal
calves shall be authorized if the pens allow for air circulation and lighting,
allow socialization between veal calves, and allow the calves to stand without
impediment, rest in normal postures, groom, and eat.
2. After December 31, 2017, veal calves shall
be raised in group pens;
(b) Castration;
(c) Disbudding;
(d) Dehorning;
(e) Identification;
(f) Supernumerary teat removal;
(g) Hoof trimming;
(h) Artificial insemination;
(i) Embryo transfer;
(j) Navel dipping;
(k) Breeding soundness evaluations;
(l) Ear notching; and
(m) Surgery.
