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1. Legislation and codes of practice which relate to the welfare of dairy cattle must be effectively enforced (paragraph 26).
2. Government should keep in close contact with those organisations setting their own welfare standards to encourage a consistency of approach (paragraph 27).
3. It is essential that any planned expansion of a dairy herd takes full account of animal welfare and that stockmanship and facilities are appropriate for the total number in the herd and their planned performance (paragraph 38).
4. When agricultural support systems for livestock farming are under consideration, consequences for animal welfare should always be considered and changes should encourage improvements in the animals' welfare (paragraph 39).