Catalogue description Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Animal Science and Biotechnology: Registered files (BUB prefix)

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Reference: MAF 662
Title: Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Animal Science and Biotechnology: Registered files (BUB prefix)
Description:

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
Date: 1995-2001
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: BUB
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Creator:

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, 2001-

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, 1955-2001

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Chief Scientific Advisors, 1960-1987
Physical description: 10 file(s)
Access conditions: Open
Immediate source of acquisition:

in 2016 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Custodial history: 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.
Selection and destruction information: 3.1.1 The principal policies and actions of the UK central government and English and Welsh governments.
Administrative / biographical background:

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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