# Council Directive 2008/120/EC of 18 December 2008 laying down minimum standards for the protection of pigs (Codified version), Article 2

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

For the purposes of this Directive, the following definitions shall apply:
1.. ‘pig’ means an animal of the porcine species, of any age, kept for breeding or fattening;
2.. ‘boar’ means a male pig after puberty, intended for breeding;
3.. ‘gilt’ means a female pig after puberty and before farrowing;
4.. ‘sow’ means a female pig after the first farrowing;
5.. ‘farrowing sow’ means a female pig between the perinatal period and the weaning of the piglets;
6.. ‘dry pregnant sow’ means a sow between weaning her piglets and the perinatal period;
7.. ‘piglet’ means a pig from birth to weaning;
8.. ‘weaner’ means a pig from weaning to the age of 10 weeks;
9.. ‘rearing pig’ means a pig from 10 weeks to slaughter or service;
10.. ‘competent authorities’ means competent authorities as defined in Article 3(3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2008/120/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2008-120/article-2
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