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Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Animal Science and Biotechnology: Registered...
Catalogue reference: MAF 662
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MAF 662
The records covers sheep cloning at the Roslin Institute, including documentation on Dolly the Sheep, embryo research, discussions on managing grasslands affected by Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) and papers relating to the Link Sustainable...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MAF 662
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Animal Science and Biotechnology: Registered files (BUB prefix)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1995-2001
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Description (What the record is about)
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The records covers sheep cloning at the Roslin Institute, including documentation on Dolly the Sheep, embryo research, discussions on managing grasslands affected by Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) and papers relating to the Link Sustainable Production Programme – Programme Management Committee
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- BUB
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, 2001-2001
- Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, 1955-2001
- Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Chief Scientific Advisors, 1960-1987
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 10 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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in 2016 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs became custodians of the series in 2002, when the newly formed department replaced the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
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Selection and destruction information (Information about how the record was selected for archiving)
- 3.1.1 The principal policies and actions of the UK central government and English and Welsh governments.
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Part of the Chief Scientists Group?s role was the administration of Research and Development Projects/Technology Transfer Programmes in support of the food manufacturing and distribution industries. A number of the projects and programmes are published on the Food and Environment Research Agency (FERA) website. More recently with changes within Defra the administration for the series is now managed by the Evidence and Knowledge Base Team within the Food and Farming Group. They provide provision of scientific analysis and advice to policy on farming systems and food, particularly on lifecycle issues.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15012324/
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Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Animal Science and Biotechnology: Registered files (BUB prefix)