Catalogue description Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Scrapie Eradication and Control Plan: Registered Files (NSP Series)
Reference: | MAF 792 |
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Title: | Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Scrapie Eradication and Control Plan: Registered Files (NSP Series) |
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. |
Date: | 1999-2005 |
Arrangement: |
Former reference order |
Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
Former reference in its original department: | NSP |
Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
Language: | English |
Creator: |
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) |
Closure status: | Open Document, Open Description |
Access conditions: | Open unless otherwise stated |
Immediate source of acquisition: |
From 2022 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
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 |
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