MBG 4020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Database Theory, Dna Profiling, Hurricane Sandy
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1st legislation passed in 1990 livestock pedigree act (~keeping pedigrees) New legislation passed in 1988 animal pedigree act (~ big change no longer lifestock, ckc) ~ specifications for how it needs to be set up build into legislation. All registration in canada governed by the animal pedigree act. All organizations registering animals are incorporated under the legislation. Ministerial content for (~must get permission from the ministry of agr to) New breeds must form under the act. ~ ministry of agr has over sight over all the processes involved in registering animals. ~ process in the usa is not nearly as rigorous. ~ the breed papers you get are actually true. ~ import requirements and trade agreements don"t become convoluted. No (cid:498)willy-nilly(cid:499) process of defining breed purity. No banana republic (ie. no bribes or preferential treatment) ~ ensures parentage is almost perfect (accurate but never perfect) ~ ensures the breeders are doing it right.