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Textual Amendments
F1 Substituted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 727/2007 of 26 June 2007 amending Annexes I, III, VII and X to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (Text with EEA relevance).
the identity, breed and number of animals in all flocks participating in the breeding programme;
the identification of the individual animals sampled under the breeding programme;
the results of any genotyping tests.
frequencies of the different alleles within the breed;
rarity of the breed;
avoidance of inbreeding or genetic drift.
all animals in the flock that are to be genotyped shall be individually identified using secure means;
all rams intended for breeding within the flock to shall be genotyped before being used for breeding;
any male animal carrying the VRQ allele shall be slaughtered or castrated, within six months following the determination of its genotype; any such animal shall not leave the holding except for slaughter;
female animals that are known to carry the VRQ allele shall not leave the holding except for slaughter;
male animals, including semen donors used for artificial insemination, other than those certified under the breeding programme, shall not be used for breeding within the flock.
This recognition shall be granted on at least the following two levels:
level I flocks shall be flocks composed entirely of sheep of the ARR/ARR genotype;
level II flocks shall be flocks whose progeny have been sired exclusively by rams of the ARR/ARR genotype.
Member States may decide to grant recognition on further levels to suit national requirements.
on the farm or at the slaughterhouse to verify their genotype;
in the case of level I flocks, in animals over 18 months of age at the slaughterhouse, for TSE testing in accordance with Annex III.
Member States introducing national breeding programmes to select for resistance to TSE in their ovine populations shall notify to the Commission the requirements for such programmes and shall provide an annual report on their progress. The report for each calendar year shall be submitted at the latest by 31 March of the following year.]