# The Welfare of Farmed Animals (England) Regulations 2007, Paragraph 29: Group housing

Extent: E+W

The unobstructed floor area available to each gilt after service and to each sow when gilts and/or sows are kept in groups must be at least 1.64 m² and 2.25 m² respectively. When these animals are kept in groups of six or fewer individuals, the unobstructed floor area must be increased by 10%. When these animals 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/uksi/2007/2078/schedule/8/paragraph/29 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-of-farmed-animals-england-regulations-2007/schedule-8/paragraph-29
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