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. 2019 Jan 21;17(1):e05556. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2019.5556
Def ID# LEGAL REFERENCE DEFINITION
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CONSLEG:1964L0432:20071113:EN:PDF , art 2(c) ‘animals for breeding or production’ means bovine animals (including the species Bison bison and Bubalus bubalus) and swine other than those referred to in (b), including those intended for breeding, milk or meat production, or draft purposes, shows or exhibition with the exception of animals taking part in cultural and sporting events;
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:L:2016:084:FULL%26from=EN , art. 4(9)

‘poultry’ means birds that are reared or kept in captivity for:

(a) the production of:

(i) meat;

(ii) eggs for consumption;

(iii) other products;

http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32004R0853%26from=EN , Annex I, art. 1.1 “Meat” means edible parts of the animals referred to in points 1.2 to 1.8 (domestic ungulates, poultry, lagomorphs, wild game, farmed game, small wild game, large wild game), including blood
https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.2903/sp.efsa.2016.EN-991 Meat production animals (bovines) ‐ bovine animals, other than calves, kept exclusively for the production of meat and including cows, heifers and bulls