a set of systematic actions, including recording, selection, breeding and exchange of breeding animals and their germinal products, designed and implemented to preserve or enhance desired phenotypic and/or genotypic characteristics in the target breeding population
Aretusühingul ja aretusettevõtjal peab põllumajandusloomade aretusega tegelemiseks olema lisaks tegevusloale Põllumajandus- ja Toiduameti heaks kiidetud aretusprogramm, millele nende tegevus peab vastama.
In derogation from the first indent of paragraph 1, an animal can be entered in the main section to take part in a cross breeding programme approved by the organization or association according to the rules of that stud-book. The cross breeding programme hould mention the breeds which are allowed to take part.
The breeding programme referred to in paragraph 1 shall contain: (a) information on its aim which is to be the preservation of the breed, the improvement of the breed, the creation of a new breed or the reconstruction of a breed, or any combination thereof; (b) the name of the breed covered by that breeding programme to prevent confusion with similar purebred breeding animals of other breeds entered in other existing breeding books;
