Written answers

Wednesday, 26 January 2005

Department of Agriculture and Food

Genotype Programme

9:00 pm

Photo of Denis NaughtenDenis Naughten (Longford-Roscommon, Fine Gael)
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Question 684: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will define flocks of high genetic merit as described as part of the EU ram genotyping programme; the arrangements she intends to put in place prior to April 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2125/05]

Photo of Mary CoughlanMary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The question of defining sheep flocks of high genetic merit for the purpose of the genotype programme is under examination in my Department with a view to introducing, by April, a breeding programme to select for resistance to TSE's in each of our native sheep breeds, and other breeds which form a significant population here.

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