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