This regulation specifies the measures that are implemented in order control and eradicate epidemic animal diseases and zoonotic diseases in the Emirate. It also delegates the roles and responsibilities of the veterinary services sector as well as all sorts of animal holdings linked to food chain, regardless of the animals breeding purpose, licensing authority, or how the product is handed. The objective of the regulation is to enhance the effectiveness of the biosecurity system in preventing diseases and spread of their causative agents through the application of comprehensive containment and control programs that are founded in sound science and are coordinated with the competent authorities to maintain public health, improve the productivity of livestock, and enhance the safety of food of animal origin.

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