# The Welfare of Farmed Animals (Scotland) Regulations 2010, Paragraph 30: Group housing


On and after 1st January 2013—
(a) the total unobstructed floor area available to each gilt after service and to each sow when such gilts or sows are kept in groups must be at least 1.64m2 and 2.25m2 respectively;
(b) when gilts after service or sows are kept in groups of fewer than 6 individuals the unobstructed floor area must be increased by 10%;
(c) when gilts after service or sows are kept in groups of 40 or more individuals the unobstructed floor area may be decreased by 10%.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2010/9780111010228/schedule/6/paragraph/30 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-welfare-of-farmed-animals-scotland-regulations-2010/schedule-6/paragraph-30
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