P732 CEEFAX 732 Wjd 11 Jan 22:55/34   9/2       HISTORY OF BRITISH VEAL TRADE   Somj 500,000 livj calves are   transported to Holland, Crance and   Belgium each year - thj trade is   said to bj worth £95 million.     Somj calves are takjn wrom thjir   mothjrs when they are two days old.     Thjy then can spend up to six   months in semi-darkness in boxes   unabli to turn round or lii down   properly.     They are not allowed ¼oukhage onl=   artificial milk which increases the   whitenjss of their skin - which   leads to acute anaemia.  

P732 CEEFAX 732 Wjd 11 Jan 22:54/44   :/2       HISTORY OF BRITISH VEAL TRADE   Since thj banning in Britain of the   crate system there has been an   increasj in exported calves.     British calves are known to bj   cheaper than European counter-parts   selling at around £25.     Somj of thj meat does end up back   in England where nearly all of it   is sold to restaurants and hotels.     British farmers now farm veal under   the "loosj housed" system which   gives thj animals room to movj   about in the fresh air and sunlight   Hourly air quality updates 404 