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Commission Regulation (EC) No 429/2008 of 25 April 2008 on detailed rules for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the preparation and the presentation of applications and the assessment and the authorisation of feed additives (Text with EEA relevance)
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Category | Definition of the animal category | Approximate duration period (weight/age) | Minimum duration of long term efficacy studies | ||
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Period/age | Age | Weight | |||
Piglets (suckling) | Young porcine animals getting milk from sows | From birth | Up to 21-42 days | Up to 6-11 kg | 14 days |
Piglets (weaned) | Young porcine animals having completed the suckling period and being reared for reproduction or meat production | From 21-42 days | Up to 120 days | Up to 35 kg | 42 days |
Piglets (suckling and weaned piglets) | Young porcine animal from birth being reared for reproduction or meat production purposes | From birth | Up to 120 days | Up to 35 kg | 58 days |
Pigs for fattening | Porcine animals having completed the weaning period and intended for meat production until day of transport to slaughterhouse | From 60-120 days | Up to 120-250 days (or according to local custom) | 80-150 kg (or according to local custom) | Until slaughter weight, but not less than 70 days |
Sows for reproduction | Female porcine animals having been inseminated/mated at least once | From first insemination | From insemination to the end of the second weaning period (two cycles) | ||
Sows, in order to have benefit in piglets | Female porcine animals having been inseminated/mated at least once | At least two weeks before the parturition until the end of weaning period |
Category | Definition of the animal category | Approximate duration period (weight/age) | Minimum duration of long term studies for efficacy | ||
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Period | Age | Weight | |||
Chickens for fattening | Birds raised for fattening | From hatching | Up to 35 days | Up to ~1 600 g(up to 2 kg) | 35 days |
Chickens reared for laying | Female birds being reared for consumer egg production or for breeding purposes | From hatching | Up to ~16 weeks (up to 20 weeks) | — | 112 days (if the efficacy data are not available for chickens for fattening) |
Laying hens | Productive female birds held for egg production purposes | From 16-21 weeks | Up to ~13 months (up to 18 months) | From 1 200 g (white) 1 400 g (brown) | 168 days |
Turkeys for fattening | Birds raised for fattening | From hatching | Up to ~14 weeks (up to 20 weeks) Up to ~16 weeks (up to 24 weeks) | Hens: up to ~7 000 g (up to 10 000 g) Cocks: up to ~12 000 g (up to 20 000 g) | 84 days |
Turkeys for breeding purposes | Female and male birds held for breeding purposes | Whole period | From 30 weeks up to ~ 60 weeks | Hens: from ~15 000 g Cocks: from ~30 000 g | At least six months |
Turkeys reared for breeding | Young female and male birds reared for breeding purposes | From hatching | Up to 30 weeks | Hens: up to ~15 000 g Cocks: up to ~30 000 g | Whole period (if the efficacy data are not available for turkeys for fattening) |
Category | Definition of the animal category | Approximate duration period (weight/age) | Minimum duration of long term studies for efficacy | ||
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Period | Age | Weight | |||
Calves for rearing | Calves which are reared for reproduction or for beef production | From birth | Up to 4 months | Up to 60-80 kg up to 145 kg) | 56 days |
Calves for fattening | Calves for veal production | From birth | Up to 6 months | Up to 180 kg (up to 250 kg) | Until slaughter but not less than 84 days |
Cattle for fattening | Bovine animals that have completed the weaning period and are destined for meat production until day of transport to slaughterhouse | From full development of rumination | Up to 10-36 months | Up to 350-700 kg | 168 days |
Dairy cows for milk production | Female bovine animals that have produced at least one calf. | 84 days (total lactation period shall be reported) | |||
Cows for reproduction | Female bovine animals that have been inseminated/mated at least once | From first insemination to the end of second weaning period | Two cycles (if the reproduction parameters are requested) |
Category | Definition of the animal category | Approximate duration period (weight/age) | Minimum duration of long term studies for efficacy | ||
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Period | Age | Weight | |||
Lambs for rearing | Lambs reared for future reproduction | From birth | Up to 3 months | 15-20 kg | 56 days |
Lambs for fattening | Lambs that are reared for lamb meat production. | From birth | Up to 6 months (or older) | up to 55 kg | Until slaughter weight but not less than 56 days |
Dairy sheep (for milk production) | Sheep that have produced at least one lamb | 84 days (total lactation period shall be reported) | |||
Ewes for reproduction | Female sheep that have been inseminated/mated at least once | From first insemination to the end of second weaning period | Two cycles (if the reproduction parameters are requested) |
Category | Definition of the animal category | Approximate duration period (weight/age) | Minimum duration of long term studies for efficacy | ||
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Period | Age | Weight | |||
Kids for rearing | Young goats reared for future reproduction | From birth | Up to 3 months | 15-20 kg | At least 56 |
Kids for fattening | Young goats that are reared for goat meat production | From birth | Up to 6 months | At least 56 days | |
Dairy goats (for milk production) | Goats that have produced at least one kid | 84 days (total lactation period shall be reported) | |||
Goats for reproduction | Female goats that have been inseminated/mated at least once | From first insemination to the end of second weaning period | Two cycles (if the reproduction parameters are requested) |
Category | Definition of the animal category | Approximate duration period (weight/age) | Minimum duration of long term studies for efficacy | ||
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Period | Age | Weight | |||
Salmon and trout | 200-300 g | 90 days or until initial body weight is doubled. | |||
Salmon and trout | Brood stock | As close to the spawning period as possible | 90 days |
Category | Definition of the animal category | Approximate duration period (weight/age) | Minimum duration of long term studies for efficacy | ||
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Period | Age | Weight | |||
Rabbits suckling and weaned | Beginning one week after birth | 56 days | |||
Rabbits for fattening | Rabbits that are reared for meat production | After weaning period | Up to 8-11 weeks | 42 days | |
Breeding does (for reproduction) | Does, that have been inseminated/mated at least once | From the insemination to the end of the second weaning period | Two cycles (if the reproduction parameters are requested). | ||
Breeding does (in order to have benefits to young rabbits) | Does, that have been inseminated at least once | From first insemination | At least 2 weeks before parturition until the end of the weaning period (e.g. for micro-organism product) |
Category | Definition of the animal category | Approximate duration period (weight/age) | Minimum duration of long term studies for efficacy | ||
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Period | Age | Weight | |||
Horses | All categories | 56 days |
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