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Raising of horses and other equines
To pursue this activity, an entry permit is required.
Equidae breeding encompasses the rearing and breeding of the domestic horse and donkey species and cross-breeds between the two.
The holder of the animal who is also its owner and the caretaker designated for the care of the animal is responsible for equidae breeding.
Prior to breeding equidae, a holder of an equine animal must register their agricultural holding and be entered into the Register of Holders of Farm Animals and ensure that all of their animals are suitably marked/chipped and entered into the Central Register of Equine Animals kept by the relevant competent authority.
A holder of an equine animal must ensure that the equine animal is properly identified and that an identification document (ID) accompanies it at all times.
Applies for SKD:
- Raising of horses and other equines A01.430
Conditions
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In the case of animal husbandry, the owner of animals must be assigned an agricultural holding (KMG-MID) identification number.
The KMG_MID agricultural holding identification number is acquired by the owner of animals via the entry in the register of agricultural holdings.Evidence
Izpis iz registra kmetijskih gospodarstev
Legal basis
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An animal caretaker is a natural entity who takes care of animals intended for breeding at the agricultural holding.
An animal caretaker must provide a proper care in breeding, transport and other procedures most suitable for an individual animal species.
An animal caretaker is obliged to provide special care and appropriate treatment for sick, injured and exhausted animals and if necessary also provide them a separate facility.
An animal caretaker must have appropriate education or suitable qualification and knowledge on breeding and treatment of domestic animals, health protection of domestic animals, fodder and feeding of domestic animals and animal products and management of livestock tasks.
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Only the technology and breeding method is permitted which fulfils the ethological standards, in particular in terms of the sustainable development and all forms of life. Ethological standards are the standards that include special needs of an individual animal species and provide animal welfare.
Legal basis
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Animals bred and maintained at an agricultural holding must be bred so that their biological needs are satisfied, their physical functions and behaviour not disturbed and their adaptation capacity not exceeded. Feeding, care and accommodation are suitable, if they fulfil physiological, ethological and other needs of domestic animals. Animals must be fed according to the methods suitable for an individual animal species, and the appropriate care and accommodation in breeding facilities must be provided. Forced feeding of domestic animals is allowed, if it is needed for their survival or medical reasons.
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The fodder basis which includes processed or produced fodder must be maintained and exploited according to the sustainability principle. A holder of animals must provide them with appropriate quality and quantity of suitable fodder and the appropriate method of feeding and watering to preserve health and fulfil ethological needs of feeding. Equipment for watering and feeding must be formed, built and installed so that it prevents water and fodder contamination and that the damages due to jostling of animals for water and fodder are minimal. Animals must have permanent access to an appropriate water source or they must be enabled access to feeding in another manner in time intervals that apply to their physiological needs.
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Appropriate agricultural infrastructure is required for the implementation of breeding (fences, accesses to agricultural land and agricultural holdings as the paths and ruts, agricultural facilities in the fields, mountains and similar).
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The animal care must provide a proper care in breeding, transport and other procedures most suitable for an individual animal species. Irregularities or deficiencies must be prevented in the method of breeding which negatively affect the welfare and health of domestic animals.
An animal caretaker is obliged to provide special care and appropriate treatment for sick, injured and exhausted domestic animals and if necessary also provide them a separate facility.
In animal breeding and care, the actions or abandoning, which could inflict pain, suffering or injuries, are prohibited.
Legal basis
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An agricultural holding may have the following breeding facilities:
stables, sheds, pens, milking parlours; pools for fish breeding and fish ponds at the agricultural holding; manure storage and other facilities for animal excrements; storage facilities for fodder (e.g. hayloft, hayracks, silos, granaries, cellars) and water; other breeding facilities (fenced and non-fenced pastures with controlled pasture, fences, running grounds, outlets, small water containers and other).
To provide the appropriate quality of domestic animals and animal products, the animal breeder must use appropriate equipment for accommodation, feeding, watering, cleaning and care and the equipment for regulation of environmental conditions and transport of animal excrements in breeding individual species of domestic animals according to the zoo-hygienic and ethological standards. The breeding equipment in particular includes:
appropriate stands, boxes, fastenings, cages, stable ground, devices in pools for farming fish and fish ponds which enable domestic animals their characteristic behaviour and welfare; appropriate devices to provide suitable climate and lighting conditions; appropriate devices for the control of domestic animals; appropriate hives and loading hives; appropriate devices to regulation water in fish breeding pools and ponds.
Materials for the construction of objects, accommodation facilities, boxes and equipment for animals must not be harmful to animals. They must be strong and suitable for thorough cleaning and disinfection. Objects and equipment must be arranged so that they do not injure the animals. The spatial situation must be suitable for animal species and level of development, adaptation and domestication, physiological and ethological needs and hygienic conditions. Animals in the facilities must not be in the constant dark or the suitable application of artificial lighting must be provided. The electrical installations must be properly installed so that it does not injure the animals.
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Animal excrements are manure, urine and residue from the sedimentation pools for fish and is used as manure and liquefied manure. Animal excrements and compost are used to fertilise agricultural land in a way which provides nutritional substances to plants and maintenance of soil fertility. Animal excrements must be handled as to prevent the danger of the health of people and domestic animals and quality of fodder and animal products. The facilities for animal excrements are:
manure storages, manure tanks and pit for liquid manure, lagoons, sedimentation pools and devices for processing and treatment of animal excrements.
Legal basis
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A keeper of equidae is a legal or natural entity who is also the owner and is in charge for the care of equidae. All equidae keepers must be entered into the Register of Livestock Owners. Equidae keepers are responsible for the proper identification of the equidae at the agricultural holding and for their registration into the Central Register of Equine Animals.