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- Title
DEFRA calls for changes to horse ID proposals.
- Abstract
The article reports on the proposed horse identification by the European Commission (EU) of which the British Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is not in favor. They believed that microchipping of all horses will only put unnecessary legislative burden on the owners. The country calls for the implementation date of the EU regulation to be move to January 1, 2010 and calls for the provisions to be made for alternative methods of identification like branding.
- Subjects
UNITED Kingdom; LEGISLATIVE bills; INTEGRATED circuits; EUROPEAN Commission; EQUIDAE; HORSES
- Publication
Veterinary Record: Journal of the British Veterinary Association, 2006, Vol 159, Issue 12, p371
- ISSN
0042-4900
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1136/vr.159.12.371