EFSA considers the risk of TSE transmission via embryo transfer and artificial insemination in small ruminants

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Publication Date 06/01/2010
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In an opinion published on 6 January 2010, the Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ) of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) said that the risk of transmission of Classical scrapie through artificial insemination and embryo transfer in sheep and goats ranges from negligible to low.

Source Link Link to Main Source http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/press/news/biohaz100106.htm
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EFSA: Scientific Opinion on risk of transmission of TSEs via semen and embryo transfer in small ruminants (sheep and goats) http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/scdocs/scdoc/1429.htm
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