F1ANNEX VIIERADICATION OF TRANSMISSIBLE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY

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CHAPTER BMinimum requirements for a breeding programme for resistance to TSEs in sheep in accordance with Article 6a

PART 3The framework for the recognition of the TSE-resistant status of flocks of sheep

1.The framework shall recognise the TSE-resistant status of flocks of sheep that as a result of participation in the breeding programme as provided for in Article 6a, satisfy the criteria required in the programme.

This recognition shall be granted on at least the following two levels:

  1. (a)

    level I flocks shall be flocks composed entirely of sheep of the ARR/ARR genotype;

  2. (b)

    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.

2.Regular random sampling of sheep from TSE-resistant flocks shall be carried out:

  1. (a)

    on the farm or at the slaughterhouse to verify their genotype;

  2. (b)

    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.