Article 10
1. The development of beef cattle, sheep and goat farming referred to in Article 1 (3) (d) shall include: (a) aid for the modernization and construction of livestock housing; (b) aid for the purchase of machinery for fodder production; (c) aid for the purchase of male breeding animals of approved quality, provided that the conditions for the economic use thereof exist. However, this aid shall not be granted for the purchase of pure dairy breed bulls; (d) a premium for beef-breed calves or calves resulting from a cross with a beef-breed animal, which are kept for at least 12 months on the holding of origin. This premium shall be granted for no more than 15 calves per holding per year. 2. The aids referred to in paragraph 1 (a) and (b) shall be granted to farmers who practise farming as their main occupation who are unable to attain the income level laid down in Article 4 of Directive 72/159/EEC and who draw up a plan for the improvement of their holding. The same conditions shall apply for the granting of the aids referred to in paragraph 1 (c) in the event of the purchase of breeding animals by individual farmers. This improvement plan must show: - that the earmarked investments amount to at least 2 500 ECU per holding, - that on completion of the improvement plan, the share of sales deriving from the production of beef and veal, sheepmeat and goatmeat, in relation to the holding's total sales, will not be reduced and will exceed 40 % of the holding's total sales, - by means of a specific calculation, that the investment is economically profitable and makes for a lasting improvement in the economic performance of the holding and thereby for an increase in the holding's income, - that the livestock housing meets the health and hygiene conditions laid down by Community provisions. 3. The aid referred to in paragraph 1 (a), (b) and (c) shall be granted in accordance with Article 8 (2) of Directive 72/159/EEC, taking account of Article 9 (1) of Directive 75/268/EEC. However, the maximum investment to be taken into consideration for the granting of the aid referred to in paragraph 1 (a) shall be restricted to 18 135 ECU per individual holding.