Ministerial Decree No. 651 implementing the national plan for the eradication of brucellosis in cattle breeding. Country/Territory Italy Document type Regulation Date 1994 (1997) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana No. 277, 26 November 1994. Subject Livestock Keyword Animal health Pests/diseases Inspection Cattle Hygiene/sanitary procedures Disinfection/disinfestation Grazing Pastoralism Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Abstract The Decree establishes the sanitary measures to be applied to cattle breeding throughout the national territory for the eradication of brucellosis. The national plan aims at the safeguard of the public health, the protection of the breeding officially declared "brucellosis free" and the eradication of the disease within 5 years of the entry into force of the Decree. The Decree establishes in the Annex all the tests (e.g. serum and blood tests) that are allowed for the diagnosis of brucellosis. The plan establishes the registration and control of all breeding throughout the national territory, in order to assure within 3 years the compliance with the sanitary requirements provided for by the present Regulation and within 7 years the eradication of the disease. Chapter II concerns the identification of the animals through the serological checks or vaccinations (depending on the age of the animal) and the marking of animals. Chapter III, on the measures to be taken on infected animals, makes provisions for the slaughtering, the destruction of the carcasses, the time limit for the re-utilization of the grasslands and for repopulating the breeding. Chapter IV states the requirements under which the breeding may be declared officially brucellosis free and the checks to be periodically executed on such breeding. Chapter V is devoted to all measures to be taken for the disinfection of the breeding affected by the disease. Full text Italian References - Legislation Implements Act No. 281 regulating the preparation of and trade in animal feeds. Legislation | Italy | 1963 (1998) Keyword: Animal feed/feedstuffs, Standards, International trade, Institution, Offences/penalties, Basic legislation Source: FAO, FAOLEX