Farmers should not panic about new animal welfare regulations released by MPI this week says DairyNZ.
DairyNZ animal care team leader Helen Thoday told The Country Early Edition's Rowena Duncum that a lot of farmers will be practising the regulations already.
"Many farmers go above and beyond the current standards, so there's nothing too concerning for most of our farmers," says Thoday.
One requirement that may cause concern is a complete ban on routine tail-shortening which came into effect from October 1.
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