» Pigs

Space requirements: Minimum area required by law: e.g.: for 50-110 kg 0.75 m²/animal
Housing: Indoor
Enrichment: Organic manipulable material with a high crude fibre content; at least moving chains combined with changeable material, e.g. soft wood

» Chickens

Space requirements: max. 39 kg/m²
Housing: Indoor
Enrichment: Dry bedding suitable for pecking, scratching and dust bathing

» Turkeys

Space requirements: max. 58 kg/m² cocks, max. 52 kg/m² hens
Housing: Indoor
Enrichment: Dry bedding suitable for pecking, scratching and dust bathing

» steer / oxen, heifers, calves for fattening

Space requirements: Minimum area per animal: up to 150 kg minimum area; 1.5 m²/animal; up to 220 kg 1.7 m²; up to 400 kg 1.8 m²; over 400 kg 2.2 m²
Housing: Stable housing; loose housing if possible; tethering

» Dairy Cows

Space requirements: Playpen with cubicles: animal to cubicle ratio 1:1
Housing: Stable housing; preferably loose housing or combined housing

» Peking Ducks

Space requirements: max. 20 kg/m²
Housing: Stabling; systematic surgical interventions on the animal, such as shortening beaks or claws, are not permitted

» Rabbits

Space requirements: Usable floor area: 1st to 4th animal: 1,500 cm²/animal; 5th to 10th animal: 1,000 cm²/animal; 11th to 24th animal: 850 cm²/animal; from 25th animal: 700 cm²/animal; in addition, a raised level must be available: at least 300 cm²/animal
Housing: Stable/cage housing; minimum usable floor area: legal minimum standard of 8000 cm² per housing facility

» Pigs

Space requirements: Minimum area 10 % more space than required by law e.g.: for 50-110 kg 0.825 m²/animal
Housing: Indoor
Enrichment: Organic manipulable material with a high crude fibre content; at least moving chains combined with changeable material, e.g. soft wood

» Chickens

Space requirements: max. 35 kg/m²
Housing: Indoor
Enrichment: Additional activity material made of changeable and consumable material, e.g. straw, picking stones. At least one item per 150 m² or part thereof

» Turkeys

Space requirements: max. 53 kg/m² cocks, max. 48 kg/m² hens (at least 10 % more space)
Housing: Indoor
Enrichment: Additional activity material made of changeable and consumable material, e.g. straw, picking stones. At least 1 item per 400 m² or part thereof

» steer / oxen, heifers, calves for fattening

Space requirements: Minimum area per animal: up to 150 kg minimum area; 1.5 m²/animal; up to 220 kg 1.8 m²; up to 400 kg 2.5 m²; over 400 kg 3m²
Housing: loose housing or for steers and heifers: combined housing with grazing (at least 120 days at 2 hours each) or with a free-range yard or exercise pen with at least 4.5 m² per animal. The exercise area must consist of at least 16 m² of contiguous area. For bulls: no tethering

» Dairy Cows

Space requirements: Free stall with cubicles: animal to cubicle ratio 1:1 or free stall without cubicles: over 350 kg LG minimum area 4 m2/animal (cubicle and walking area)
Housing: loose housing or combined housing with grazing (at least 120 days at 2 hours each) or with exercise yard or exercise pen with at least 4.5 m² per animal. The exercise area must consist of at least 16 m² of contiguous area.

» Peking Ducks

Space requirements: max. 20 kg/m²
Housing: Stable housing; with daylight (window or light entry strip min. 3% of the stable floor area); systematic surgical interventions on the animal, such as shortening beaks or claws, are not permitted

» Rabbits

Space requirements: Usable floor area: 1st-4th animal: 1,650 cm²/animal; 5th-10th animal: 1,100 cm²/animal; 11th-24th animal: 935 cm²/animal; from 25th animal: 700 cm²/animal; In addition, a raised level must be available: at least 300 cm²/animal at a height of at least 27 cm. The total size of the raised level must not exceed 40% of the usable floor area.
Housing: Group housing; group size at least 10 rabbits; pen open at the top, no wire floors; at least 2 consecutive hops must be possible. Therefore, one side should be at least 1.8 m long if possible. Min. 5% daylight incidence (in relation to the floor area of the hutch) for new buildings (= buildings approved or put into use after 11 August 2014)

» Pigs

Space requirements: Minimum area 40 % more space than required by law; e.g.: for 50-110 kg 1.05 m²/animal Housing: Indoor with contact to the outdoor climate; at least open-front pens Enrichment: Organic, crude fibre-rich material for use in addition to straw (as bedding or roughage) or comparable material

» Chickens

Space requirements: max. 25 kg/m², or max. 29 kg/m² for a barn with cold coulter room Housing: Indoor with permanent access to outdoor area Enrichment: Additional activity material made of changeable and consumable material, e.g. straw, pecking stones. At least 2 items per 150 m² or part thereof or at least 3 straw or hay bales per 2000 animals and 1 picking item per 1000 animals

» Turkeys

Space requirements: max. 41 kg/m² cocks, max. 37 kg/m² hens (at least 30 % more space) Housing: Indoor with permanent access to the outdoor climate Enrichment: Additional activity material made of changeable and consumable material, e.g. straw, pecking stones. At least 2 objects per 400m² or part thereof or at least 3 straw or hay bales per 2,000 animals and 1 picking object per 1,000 animals.

» steer / oxen, heifers, calves for fattening

Space requirements: Minimum area per animal: up to 150 kg minimum area; 1.5 m²/animal; up to 220 kg 2 m²; up to 400 kg 3 m²; over 400 kg 4m² Housing: loose housing with year-round usable exercise yard (at least 3 m²/animal in the exercise yard) or loose housing with grazing (at least 120 days / 6 h) or open-front loose housing; no tethering

» Dairy Cows

Space requirements: Free stall with cubicles: animal to cubicle ratio 1:1 or free stall without cubicles over 350 kg LG minimum area 5 m2/animal (lying and walking area) or 1,000 m² pasture area/animal Housing: loose housing with year-round usable exercise yard (at least 3 m² per animal in the exercise yard) or open-front loose housing or loose housing with grazing (at least 120 days at 6 h each) no tethering

» Peking Ducks

Space requirements: max. 20 kg/m² or 25 kg/m² barn floor area if there is permanent access to open spaces Housing: Open-fronted barn or barn housing with permanent access to winter garden or open areas, for the entire fattening period; the open area must be at least half of the barn area with a barn area of 25 kg/m². Systematic surgical interventions on the animal, such as shortening beaks or claws, are not permitted

» Rabbits

Space requirements: Usable floor area: 1st-4th animal: 2,100 cm²/animal; 5th-10th animal: 1,400 cm²/animal; 11th-24th animal: 1,190 cm²/animal; from 25th animal: 980 cm²/animal; In addition, there must be a raised level: at least 300 cm²/animal at a height of at least 27 cm. The total size of the raised level must not exceed 40% of the usable floor area. Housing: Group housing with outdoor climate, e.g.: Winter garden, run; open front; group size at least 20 rabbits; pen open at the top, no wire floors; at least 2 consecutive hopping jumps must be possible. Therefore, one side should be at least 1.8 metres long if possible. Minimum littered area: 0.05 m²/animal; Structured environment with feeding, resting and lounge areas; Suitable hiding places (tubes/caves)

» Pigs

Space requirements: Minimum area 100 % more space than required by law e.g.: for 50-110 kg 1.5 m²/animal Housing: Indoor with permanent access to open-air runs or free-range Enrichment: Organic material: straw or comparable substrates

» Chickens

Space requirements: max. 21 kg/m² Housing: Stable housing with access to outdoor areas for at least 1/3 of their lifetime. The area must be predominantly overgrown. Structural elements must provide shelter for the animals. Enrichment: Bedding in the form of straw, wood chips, sand or turf on at least 1/3 of the barn area

» Turkeys

Space requirements: max. 21 kg/m² (at least 60 % more space) Housing: Stable housing with access to outdoor areas for at least 1/3 of their lifetime. The area must be predominantly overgrown. Structural elements must provide shelter for the animals. Enrichment: Bedding in the form of straw, wood chips, sand or turf on at least 1/3 of the barn area

» steer / oxen, heifers, calves for fattening

Space requirements: Minimum area per animal: up to 150 kg minimum area 1.5 m²/animal; up to 220 kg 2.5 m²; up to 400 kg 4 m²; over 400 kg 5m² but at least 1m²/100 kg Housing: loose housing with permanent access to outdoor runs: exercise yard (at least 3m²/animal) or pasture; no tethering

» Dairy Cows

Space requirements: Free stall with cubicles: animal to cubicle ratio 1:1 or free stall without cubicles: over 350 kg LG minimum area 6 m2/animal (cubicle and walking area) Housing: loose housing with year-round usable exercise yard (at least 3 m²/animal in the exercise yard) and access to pasture (at least 120 days of 6 hours each); no tethering

» Peking Ducks

Space requirements: max. 20 kg/m² Housing: Indoor with access to outdoor areas for at least half of their life; The outdoor areas must be mostly vegetated; 2 m² of green space/animal; Systematic surgical interventions on the animals, such as the shortening of bills or claws, are not permitted

» Rabbits

Space requirements: Usable floor area: 1st-4th animal: 3,000 cm²/animal; 5th-10th animal: 2,000 cm²/animal; 11th-24th animal: 1,700 cm²/animal; from 25th animal: 1,400 cm²/animal; In addition, a raised level must be available: at least 300 cm²/animal at a height of at least 27 cm. The total size of the raised level must not exceed 40% of the usable floor area. Housing: Group housing with permanent access to outdoor run/pasture or free-range housing; group size at least 20 rabbits; pen open at the top, no wire floors; the outdoor area in facilities with fixed hutches must be constructed in such a way that a sufficient number of raised platforms are evenly distributed over the minimum area. At least 50% of the total area in permanently available paved outdoor area or grazing area: 10 kg/m² and 2m² green run/animal; Year-round run/grazing area: max. 3.3 kg/m²; For grazing/free-range housing: Covered feeding stalls and nesting huts; Suitable hiding places (tubes/caves) At least 2 consecutive hopping jumps must be possible. Therefore, one side should be at least 1.8 metres long if possible

» Pigs

Space requirements: Minimum area 110 kg: 1.5 m²/animal in the barn and 1.2 m²/animal outside

Housing: Indoor with permanent access to open-air runs or free-range
Enrichment: Organic material: straw or comparable substrates; burrowing material in the run

» Chickens

Space requirements: max. 21 kg/m²
Housing: Stable housing with access to the open air whenever the weather permits, during at least 1/3 of the animal's lifetime; at least 4 m² per animal (in fixed stables), 2.5 m² (in mobile stables) in the open air; the area must be predominantly overgrown; structural elements must provide shelter for the animals.
Enrichment: Bedding in the form of straw, wood chips, sand or turf on at least 1/3 of the barn area

» Turkeys

Space requirements: max. 21 kg/m²; max. 2,500 turkeys in the barn
Housing: Stable housing with access to the open air for at least 1/3 of the animal's lifetime, whenever the weather permits. At least 10 m² per animal in the outdoor run. The area must be predominantly overgrown. Structural elements must provide shelter for the animals
Enrichment: Bedding in the form of straw, wood chips, sand or turf on at least 1/3 of the barn area

» steer / oxen, heifers, calves for fattening

Space requirements: Minimum area per animal: up to 100 kg 1.5 m²; up to 200 kg 2.5 m²; up to 350 kg 4 m²; over 350 kg 5 m², but at least 1 m²/100 kg
Housing: loose housing with outdoor run or pasture; no tethering

» Dairy Cows

Space requirements: Free stall with cubicles: animal to cubicle ratio 1:1 or free stall without cubicles: more than 350 kg LG; minimum area 6 m2/animal (cubicle and walking area)
Housing: loose housing and grazing (outdoor access) whenever conditions permit. No tethering

» Peking Ducks

Space requirements: max. 21 kg/m²
Housing: Stable housing with access to the open air for at least one third of the animal's lifetime; The area must be predominantly overgrown; At least 4.5 m² per animal in the run; Systematic surgical interventions on the animal, such as shortening beaks or claws, are not permitted

» Rabbits

Space requirements: Usable barn area/animal (without platforms): fixed barn: 2,000 cm², mobile barn: 1,500 cm²; in addition, a raised level must be available: at least 300 cm²/animal at a height of at least 27 cm. The total size of the raised level must not exceed 40% of the usable floor area.
Housing: Group housing with permanent access to exercise area/pasture Or free-range housing; Usable exercise area/animal (without platforms): Fixed hutch: 2,000 cm²; Mobile hutch: 4,000 cm²; Dry laying and resting areas, no perforated construction. Suitable hiding places (dark, tubes/caves); Raised level (indoors and outdoors)