Catalogue description Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Central Veterinary Laboratory: Veterinary Research Projects: Registered Files (VLP Series)

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Details of MAF 429
Reference: MAF 429
Title: Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Central Veterinary Laboratory: Veterinary Research Projects: Registered Files (VLP Series)
Description:

Files contain information relating to research into the impact of the badger population on the spread of Bovine Tuberculosis.
Date: 1969-1989
Arrangement:

Files are in former reference order.
Related material:

Datasets relating to Bovine TB can be found in MAF 430
Former reference in its original department: VLP file series
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Creator:

Central Veterinary Laboratory, 1894-1990
Access conditions: Records not yet transferred
Immediate source of acquisition:

Veterinary Laboratories Agency
Custodial history: These files were transferred from the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to VLA in 2001.
Selection and destruction information: Selected under section 2.2.2.2 of the PRO's Acquisition Policy, the impact of the State on the physical environment
Accruals: No further accruals anticipated.
Administrative / biographical background:

The Central Veterinary Laboratory in Weybridge, Surrey, was responsible for veterinary research to promote the health of the general public, farm livestock and wildlife. Research was undertaken both at the central laboratory and in a network of veterinary investigation centres. In 1990, the Laboratory became an executive agency of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.

The VLP series was established in 1969 to hold records of research projects. It was closed in 1989.

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