For the purposes of this Chapter:

1. (a)

   ‘region’ shall mean a Member State or a region within a Member State, at the option of the Member State concerned,

2. (b)

   ‘bull’ shall mean an uncastrated male bovine animal,

3. (c)

   ‘steer’ shall mean a castrated male bovine animal,

4. (d)

   ‘suckler’ cow shall mean a cow belonging to a meat breed or born of a cross with a meat breed, and belonging to a herd intended for rearing calves for meat production,

5. (e)

   ‘heifer’ shall mean a female bovine animal from the age of eight months which has not yet calved.