# The Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations 1995, Paragraph 1: Interpretation

Extent: E+W+S

In this Schedule—
(a) “animal” means any sheep, goat or bovine animal;
(b) “bovine animal” means—
(i) in sub-paragraph (a) above and paragraph 7(b) below, any ox, bullock, cow, heifer, steer or calf; and
(ii) elsewhere, any ox, bullock, cow, heifer or steer or any calf which is too large to be restrained manually for slaughter on a cradle or table; and
(c) “bird” means any turkey, domestic fowl, guinea-fowl, duck, goose or quail.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/731/schedule/12/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-of-animals-slaughter-or-killing-regulations-1995/schedule-12/paragraph-1
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