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Consultation Document: Implementation of New EU-Wide Controls on Scrapie-Affected Farms

DescriptionImplementation of New-Wide Controls on Scrapie-Affected Farms
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Website Publication DateNovember 12, 2003

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Consultation Document
Implementation of New EU-Wide Controls on Scrapie-Affected Farms

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Contents

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1 SUMMARY
2 BACKGROUND
3 SCHEME FEATURES

Scope
Disease control options
Disposal of 'susceptible' animals on a farm while it is subject to the controls
Restrictions

(A) Restocking restrictions

Rams
Ewes

B) Restrictions on animals that can be sent off the farm
C) Embryos and Semen

Derogations
Policing
Goats
Compensation payments for culled susceptible sheep and goats, embryos and ova
High value animals
Compensation payments - review
Assistance with the cost of replacing culled stock rams with rams of the ARR/ARR genotype.
Assistance with genotyping of replacement animals

4 THE STATUTORY INSTRUMENT
5 IMPACT UPON AFFECTED FARMS
6 SCOPE OF THIS CONSULTATION
7 IMPLEMENTATION
8 TIMETABLE FOR THIS CONSULTATION
9 ISSUES FOR COMMENT
ANNEX A - TREATMENT OF THE DIFFERENT SCRAPIE GENOTYPES
ANNEX B - LIST OF CONSULTEES
ANNEX C - DRAFT STATUTORY INSTRUMENT
ANNEX D - DRAFT REGULATORY IMPACT ASSESSMENT

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