Art. 73 Ordinance of October 23, 2013 on Direct Payments in Agriculture (ODP) - Animal Categories

Contributions to animal welfare concern the following categories of animals: a. Categories concerning cattle and Asian buffaloes: 1. dairy cows, 2. other cows, 3. female animals, over 365 days at first calving, 4. female animals, from over 160 to 365 days, 5. female animals, up to 160 days, 6. male animals, over 730 days, 7. male animals, from over 365 days to 730 days, 8. male animals, from over 160 days to 365 days, 9. male animals, up to 160 days; b. Categories concerning equines: 1. females and castrated males, over 900 days, 2. stallions, over 900 days, 3. young equines, up to 900 days; c. Categories concerning goats: 1. female animals, over 365 days, 2. male animals, over 365 days; d. Categories concerning sheep: 1. female animals, over 365 days, 2. male animals, over 365 days; e. Categories concerning swine: 1. breeding boars, over 6 months, 2. non-lactating breeding sows, over 6 months, 3. lactating breeding sows, 4. weaned piglets, 5. replacement pigs, up to 6 months, and fattening pigs; f. Rabbits: 1. does with at least four litters per year, including young rabbits up to about 35 days, 2. young animals, age: about 35 to 100 days; g. Categories concerning domestic poultry: 1. hens and roosters for hatching egg production, 2. hens for consumption egg production, 3. young hens, young roosters, and chicks for egg production, 4. broiler chickens, 5. turkeys; h. Wild animals: 1. deer, 2. bison.