In 2004, the USDA stated "Penicillin is not used in calf raising: tetracycline has been approved, but is not widely used." ==Crate bans== ===Europe=== In 1990, the British government banned transporting calves in close-confinement crates.
The Finnish Animal Welfare Act of 1996 and the Finnish Animal Welfare Decree of 1996 provided general guidelines for the housing and care of animals, and effectively banned veal crates in Finland.
Many veal farmers started improving conditions in their veal farms in the 2000s.
They do, however, approve the use of antibiotics in veal raising to treat or prevent disease. In 2004, the USDA expressed concern that the use of illegal drugs might be widespread in the veal industry.
In 2004, a USDA official found a lump on a veal calf in a Wisconsin veal farm, which turned out to be an illegal hormone implant.
In 2004, the USDA stated "Penicillin is not used in calf raising: tetracycline has been approved, but is not widely used." ==Crate bans== ===Europe=== In 1990, the British government banned transporting calves in close-confinement crates.
Veal crates were banned across the European Union (EU) in January 2007. Veal calf production, as such, is not allowed in many northern European countries, such as in Finland.
Veal crates are not specifically banned in Switzerland, but most calves are raised outdoors. ===United States=== In 2007, the American Veal Association passed a resolution encouraging the entire industry to phase out tethered crate-confinement of calves by 2017, a goal that was met by all milk-fed veal farmers. , eight U.S.
Journal of Dairy Science, 99(4), 2453-2467. ==References== ==External links== Ontario Veal Association — Ontario veal industry in Canada. Thinking Outside the Box — Dutch veal farming from Beef magazine Welfare Implications of Veal Calf Husbandry from the American Veterinary Medical Association (PDF format, October 2008) VealFarm.com — Veal industry in the USA Veal Recipes.
Veal crates are not specifically banned in Switzerland, but most calves are raised outdoors. ===United States=== In 2007, the American Veal Association passed a resolution encouraging the entire industry to phase out tethered crate-confinement of calves by 2017, a goal that was met by all milk-fed veal farmers. , eight U.S.
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