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Decree No. 31 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food validating Veterinary and Sanitary Regulation on prophylaxis, diagnostics and liquidation of Visna-Maedi of sheep.

Country/Territory
Belarus
Document type
Regulation
Date
2019
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Livestock
Keyword
Animal production Animal health Pests/diseases Sheep/goats Business/industry/corporations Slaughtering Transport/storage
Geographical area
CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia
Entry into force notes
This Decree enters into force after its official publication.
Abstract

Veterinary and Sanitary Regulation on prophylaxis, diagnostics and liquidation of Visna-Maedi of sheep establishes mandatory requirements for legal entities, natural persons and individual entrepreneurs related to safety of works and services related to keeping, growing, breeding, transportation, trade and slaughtering of animals and is aimed at prophylaxis, diagnostics and liquidation of Visna-Maedi of sheep. The following activities shall be prohibited in herds infected with Visna-Maedi of sheep: (a) hemotherapy, collection of blood and colostral milk for veterinary and medical purposes, production of therapeutic and prophylactic drugs; (b) breeding to reproduce lambs of the last lambing from animals, infected with Visna-Maedi sheep virus; lambs must be isolated from infected sheep and must be transferred for feeding with milk and colostral milk of healthy sheep and cows; (c) the use of colostral milk of infected sheep for feeding of lambs; (d) milking in the same milking parlor by the same milking machines for infected and healthy animals; (e) joint grazing of infected and healthy animals; (f) insemination of infected sheep to reproduce the herd; (g) removal of sperm, embryos; (h) sale of sheep of all ages, except for slaughter in the organization, that slaughter animals and process meat; (i) using non-sterile tools and equipment; (j) delivery to organizations processing meat, animals without a stamp in the veterinary documents on the results of the latest serological study on Visna-Maedi of sheep.

Full text
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Website
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References - Legislation

Implements

Decree No. 867 of the Council of Ministers regarding the sphere of competence of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food.

Legislation | Belarus | 2011

Keyword: Institution, Policy/planning, Agricultural development, Business/industry/corporations, Fishery management and conservation, Inland fisheries, Aquaculture, Food quality control/food safety, Drugs, Animal health, Plant protection, Quarantine

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Law No. 438-Z “On veterinary practice”.

Legislation | Belarus | 2010 (2016)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Drugs, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Animal welfare, Research, Business/industry/corporations, Local government, Authorization/permit, Data collection/reporting, Access-to-information, Inspection, Internal trade, International trade, Aquaculture, Fish disease, Animal health, Apiculture/sericulture, Fish products, Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Meat, Milk/dairy products, Poultry products, Processing/handling, Public health, Transport/storage, Pests/diseases

Source: FAO, FAOLEX