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Rules and standards for running an approved breeding programme and keeping a breed book or register of purebred animals, hybrid pigs and germinal products.
Getting official recognition to trade animals and germinal products with other countries on zootechnical terms.
How to get plant breeders' rights and what protection it gives your plant varieties.
How to get a licence to breed dogs in Scotland, and the conditions you must meet.
Recognised breed societies for bovine, ovine, porcine and caprine species, and recognised breed operations for hybrid breeding pigs.
Guidance and legislation covering pet welfare and animal cruelty.
How to get a licence to breed dogs, and the conditions you must meet.
How to get a licence to breed dogs in Wales, and the conditions you must meet.
Form to assign plant breeders' rights to another party.
The Precision Breeding Working Group aims to facilitate routes to market for precision bred plant products.
Apply for a licence for a bovine semen collection centre and get approval to use bovine animals and boars for artificial breeding and semen trade.
Reports, and at risk breed lists, from the Farm Animal Genetic Resources Committee.
Recognised EU breed societies for bovine, ovine, porcine, equine and caprine species.
When and how to take samples for the salmonella national control programme (NCP) if you breed turkeys, and what happens if a flock tests positive.
Relevant factors associated with each high level option for management of DFR Breeder material, and draws conclusions based on the analysis.
Farm Saved Seed rules, eligible species for payment and how to declare and make payments online.
Farm Animal Welfare Council review of broiler breeder production processes and their animal welfare implications.
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