# The Welfare of Farmed Animals (Wales) Regulations 2001, Paragraph 49


If pigs unfamiliar with one another have to be mixed, this should be done at as young an age as possible, preferably before or up to one week after weaning. When pigs are mixed they shall be provided with adequate opportunities to escape and hide from other pigs.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2001/2682/schedule/6/paragraph/49 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-of-farmed-animals-wales-regulations-2001/schedule-6/paragraph-49
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