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Decree No. 8 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food validating zootechnic rules and regulations “Requirements for criteria and characteristics for identification of livestock (herds) and the modalities of application thereof”.

Country/Territory
Belarus
Document type
Regulation
Date
2016
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Livestock
Keyword
Marking/identification Certification Cattle Sheep/goats Equine-animals Swine
Geographical area
CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia
Entry into force notes
This Decree enters into force after the date of its official publication.
Abstract

This Decree sets forth mandatory requirements for for criteria and characteristics for identification of livestock (herds) and the modalities of application thereof to be used by owners of livestock (herds) and producers of identification tags. Identification of livestock (herds) shall be performed by the following means of identification: (a) two tags or a tag with microchip for cattle, sheep, goats; (b) one tag or one tag with microchip for pedigree swine; (c) one tag or tattoo for non-pedigree swine; and (d) microchip (radio frequency injectable microchip) for horses.

Full text
Russian
Website
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