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TSEs: amending the regulations in England and Wales
Seeking views on updating the rules for the prevention, control and eradication of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs).
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We want to know what you think about amending the English and Welsh regulations on Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs). TSEs are a family of diseases which include Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in cattle and scrapie in sheep and goats.
The changes would:
- bring UK law regarding controls on feeding animal protein and handling of Specified Risk Material into line with EU regulations
- update scrapie compensation rates paid to farmers for sheep and goats
- transfer the cost of sampling fallen cattle, which require testing for BSE, to the farming industry
- make other minor amendments
These changes would apply to the regulations:
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