Division 3 Table. Animal categories: Bovines (domestic bovine animals including bubalus and bison species)
United Kingdom
| Category | Definition of the animal category | Approximate duration period (weight/age) | Minimum duration of long term studies for efficacy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||