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The basic objectives
for Community rules on the identification of
animals are the localisation and tracing of
animals for veterinary purposes, which is of
crucial importance for the control of
infectious diseases.
Detailed provisions
are in place defining different systems of
identification and registration. Depending on
the individual needs of the different species,
those systems include several elements like
identifiers, registers or passports.
- Bovine animals
(cattle, buffaloes, bison).
- Equine animals or
"equidae" (horses, donkeys, zebras and their
crossings).
- Porcine animals
(pigs).
- Ovine and caprine
animals (sheep and goats).
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