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Decree laying down the National Breeding Plan for resistance to transmissible spongiform encephalopathies in sheep.

Country/Territory
Italy
Document type
Regulation
Date
2004
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana No. 51, 3 March 2005.
Subject
Livestock
Keyword
Animal health Pests/diseases Sheep/goats Access-to-information Policy/planning
Geographical area
Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe
Abstract

The present Decree lays down the national breeding programme intended to select for resistance to transmissible spongiform encephalopathies in sheep breeds which are native or which form a significant population within the Italian territory. Article 4 provides for the setting up of the database on genetic selection.

Full text
Italian
Website
www.comune.jesi.an.it

References - Legislation

Implements

Commission Decision 2003/100/EC laying down minimum requirements for the establishment of breeding programmes for resistance to transmissible spongiform encephalopathies in sheep.

Legislation | European Union | 2003

Keyword: Animal health, Pests/diseases, Sheep/goats, Data collection/reporting, Policy/planning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX