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Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Scrapie Eradication and Control...

Catalogue reference: MAF 792

What's it about?

MAF 792

This series contains records relating to the National Scrapie Plan including European Union legislation, international trade, possible amendments to the Animal Health Act 1981, and an extension to the National Scrapie Plan.

Full description and record details

Reference

MAF 792

Title
Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Scrapie Eradication and Control Plan: Registered Files (NSP Series)
Date

1999-2005

Description

This series contains records relating to the National Scrapie Plan including European Union legislation, international trade, possible amendments to the Animal Health Act 1981, and an extension to the National Scrapie Plan.

Arrangement
Arrangement

Former reference order

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

NSP

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, National Scrapie Plan, 2001-2023
  • Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, National Scrapie Plan, 1995-2001
Physical description

6 file(s)

Access conditions

Open unless otherwise stated

Immediate source of acquisition

From 2022 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Closure status

Open Document, Open Description

Accruals

Series is accruing

Administrative / biographical background

This is part of the National Scrapie Plan (NSP). It is a long term plan which consists of a number of genotyping scheme and initiatives designed to reduce the prevalence of scrapie in the national sheep flock. The NSP was introduced following advice from independent experts on Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSE) in order to be able to control and elimate scrapie. The NSP was launched in July 2001

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C18295365/

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Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Scrapie Eradication and Control Plan: Registered Files (NSP Series)