# The Welfare of Farmed Animals (Wales) Regulations 2001, Paragraph 38: Group housing


The total 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 less than 6 pigs the unobstructed floor area must be increased by 10%. When these animals are kept in groups of 40 or more pigs, the unobstructed floor area may be decreased by 10%.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2001/2682/schedule/6/paragraph/38 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-of-farmed-animals-wales-regulations-2001/schedule-6/paragraph-38
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