LAW IN ANIMAL

BREEDING,
ANIMAL WELFARE
Alexandra – Mihaela NAGY
MSc II – Erasmus Student
 PURPOSE OF THE LAW
 The purpose of the Law is to ensure the development of
breeding and animal production in the EU states in order
to:
1) promote sustainable development of the livestock sector, to
promote rearing of herds of good quality and economic
production of animal produce;
2) retain and improve the productivity and competitiveness of
farm animals, promoting creation of highly productive herds;
3) retain and protect the diversity of genetic resources as national
value;
4) promote acquisition of pet animals of high value.
 SCOPE OF
APPLICATION OF
THE LAW
 The Law shall apply to
natural and legal persons
who perform breeding and
are:
 engaged in production of
farm animals, pet animals
and aquaculture animals,
and
 State administration
institutions and other
institutions, which carry out
State administration tasks
related to breeding.
 INVOLVED INSTITUTION IN
ANIMAL BREEDING
Ministry of
Agriculture and Breeders
Rural Associations
Development

Animal
breeding
and welfare
law
Agricultural and
Rural National
Development Authority Control
Agency
 REFERENCES TO EUROPEAN
UNION DIRECTIVES ABOUT ANIMAL
BREEDING
This Law contains legal norms arising from:
1. Council Directive 88/661/EEC of 19 December 1988 on the zootechnical
standards applicable to breeding animals of the porcine species;
2. Council Directive 89/361/EEC of 30 May 1989 concerning pure-bred breeding
sheep and goats;
3. Council Directive 90/427/EEC of 26 June 1990 on the zootechnical and
genealogical conditions governing intra-Community trade in equate;
4. Council Directive 91/174/EEC of 25 March 1991 laying down zootechnical and
pedigree requirements for the marketing of pure-bred animals and amending
Directives 77/504/EEC and 90/425/EEC;
5. Council Directive 94/28/EC of 23 June 1994 laying down the principles relating
to the zootechnical and genealogical conditions applicable to imports from
third countries of animals, their semen, ova and embryos, and amending
Directive 77/504/EEC on pure-bred breeding animals of the bovine species;
6. Council Directive 2009/157/EC of 30 November 2009 on pure-bred breeding
animals of the bovine species (Text with EEA relevance).
 LIVESTOCK
HOLDINGS
 Livestock holdings are
inspected periodically to
check that they comply
with animal welfare
regulations.
 Mass-produced housing
systems and equipment
for cattle, sheep, goats
and pigs, as well as for
domestic rabbits and
poultry, may only be
provided and sold if they
are approved by the Food
and Veterinary Service
 KEEPING OF PETS AND WILD
ANIMALS
 Animal species must not be kept individually.
 Due to their special demands in terms of feeding and
housing, the keeping of certain exotic pets requires training
and a cantonal license.
 The requirement to undergo training and obtain a license
applies to animal shelters and pet breeding facilities once
they reach a certain size, and to all commercial
establishments keeping wild animals.
 TRADE AND
ADVERTISING
INVOLVING THE USE OF
ANIMALS

 Any person who sells pets and

wild animals commercially
must provide written
information about the needs,
appropriate care and proper
housing of the species
concerned, as well as about
relevant legislation.

 Pet shops, livestock traders,

animal brokers, animal
exchanges, small animal
markets and animal exhibitions
in which animals are traded,
and persons using live animals
in advertising, require
appropriate training and a
cantonal license for
commercial trade in animals.
ANIMAL WELFARE
IN BREEDING
 Breeding requires a great deal of
knowledge, especially about
breeding conditions, special
feeding requirements of pregnant
dams and growing young animals,
hereditary diseases and the effects
of hereditary characteristics.
 Under the Animal Protection Act,
breeding objectives must not entail
any pain, harm or disrespect of
animal dignity for the offspring or
parent animals, such as occurs in
over-typing.
 Animals of breeding varieties with
a clinical pathological phenotype
must undergo a strain assessment
because animals with a significant
clinical pathological phenotype
may not be used for breeding or
exhibited. Certain breeding
varieties are prohibited.
 KILLING AND
SLAUGHTER
 Methods of killing must immediately
produce insensibility and lead to
certain death.
 The killing process must be monitored
until death occurs.
 An essential prerequisite for pain-free
euthanasia is that it is conducted by a
professional and experienced person
familiar with the method and the
animal species concerned.
 In slaughterhouses, staff must undergo
continuous further training and
stunning procedures must be
authorized.
 Bleeding must be done on the
unconscious animal.
 ANIMAL
TRANSPORTATION

 The transport regulations are mainly

aimed at livestock. However, they also
apply in principle to all animal species,
including, for example, dogs.
 Animals must be transported carefully.
This applies both to the driving
conditions and to the loading and
unloading of the animals. They must
have sufficient space inside the means
of transport to be able to adopt a
natural posture.
 Special attention must be paid to the
climatic conditions during transport to
prevent animals from - in the extremes
- freezing or dying due to severe heat
exposure.
 HISTORY OF BREEDERS
ORGANIZATIONS IN HUNGARY
 The new era for modern animal breeding in Hungary had
started after the political changes.
 At the beginning of 1990`s the main principles in
breeding strategy were the follows:
 Establish breeding organizations
 Complete the legislation in animal breeding
 Develop a modern information system
 Establish an animal breeding fund
 Harmonization to EU law
 In 1993 was published the Animal Breeding Act
 ROLE OF BREEDERS
ORGANIZATION
 Maintain the breeding program
 Progeny testing
 Preparation the Export Certificates and Pedigree Certificates
 Organization several livestock exhibitions, progeny group
shows
 Co-ordination of domestic and International parallel progeny-
test programs
 Organization programs for young breeders
 Publishing special professional publications
 Improving the animal breeding culture, moral appreciation of
the breeders’ work
 Data collection and processing
 Breeding value estimations
SYSTEM OF HUNGARIAN ANIMAL
BREEDERS ASSOCIATION
 Association of Hungarian Pig Breeders
 Association of the Hungarian Horse Breeding Organisations
 Association of Hungarian Cattle Breeders
 Association of Hungarian Sheep And Goat Breeding
Organisations
 Association of Hungarian Small Animal Breeders For Gene
Conservation
 Association of Hungarian Chinchilla Breeders
 National Association of Hungarian Honeybee Keepers
 Association of Hungarian Mangalica Breeders
 Associate members (universities, companies, Meatbord)
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