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Regulation (EU) 2016/1012 Article 25

Methods for performance testing and genetic evaluation

Article 25

Where a breed society or a breeding operation, or a third party designated in accordance with Article 27(1)(b), carries out performance testing or genetic evaluation of breeding animals, that breed society, breeding operation or third party shall ensure that such performance testing or genetic evaluation is carried out in accordance with the rules set out in: (a) in the case of purebred breeding animals of the bovine, porcine, ovine and caprine species and in the case of hybrid breeding pigs, Annex III; (b) in the case of purebred breeding animals of the equine species, the breeding programme carried out by that breed society as approved in accordance with Article 8(3), and, where applicable, Article 12.

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