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When and how to test for salmonella if you breed chickens, and what happens if a flock tests positive. Testing is part of the salmonella national control programme (NCP).
Rules and standards for running an approved breeding programme and keeping a breed book or register of purebred animals, hybrid pigs and germinal products.
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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.
Recognised breed societies for bovine, ovine, porcine and caprine species, and recognised breed operations for hybrid breeding pigs.
Getting official recognition to trade animals and germinal products with other countries on zootechnical terms.
How to get a licence to breed dogs, and the conditions you must meet.
Submit blood and semen samples from cattle and pigs for animal breeding control tests, including artificial insemination.
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When and how to test for salmonella if you breed turkeys, and what happens if a flock tests positive. Testing is part of the salmonella national control programme (NCP).
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