First Ordinance amending the MKS Ordinance. Country/Territory Germany Document type Regulation Date 2017 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bundesgesetzblatt, Part I, No. 50, 25 July 2017, pp. 2655-2658. Subject Livestock Keyword Cattle Swine Pests/diseases Animal health Transport/storage Slaughtering Enforcement/compliance Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract The present Ordinance introduces some amendments to the Food-and-Mouth Disease Ordinance. In particular, the Ordinance adds an article 2a dealing with early diagnosis. If there are the symptoms listed in the article, the animal owner shall consult a veterinary in order to exclude such a disease. The text consists of 3 articles. Full text German Website www.bgbl.de References - Legislation Amends Foot-and-Mouth Disease Ordinance. Legislation | Germany | 2005 (2017) Keyword: Cattle, Swine, Pests/diseases, Animal health, Transport/storage, Slaughtering, Enforcement/compliance Source: FAO, FAOLEX