Competent authority and recognized breed societies

Competent authority:

Ruokavirasto - Finnish Food Authority
Animal Welfare and Identification Unit
Mustialankatu 3, 00790 HELSINKI
FINLAND

e-mail: hyvi@ruokavirasto.fi

Information concerning implementation of Animal Breeding Regulation 2016/1012 in Finland:

The competent authority to receive notifications referred to in Article 12 and information, requests or notifications referred to in Articles 48 and 49:

Ruokavirasto - Finnish Food Authority
Animal Welfare and Identification Unit
Mustialankatu 3, 00790 HELSINKI
FINLAND

e-mail: hyvi@ruokavirasto.fi

List of breed societies and breeding operations recognised by the competent authority, detailed information in pdf form

List of breeding programmes approved in other member states and extended to Finland

List of breed societies and breeding operations recognised by the competent authority:

Cattle

Breeding organisation: cattle
Name	Date of approval	Contact information	Breed
Faba Osk	17.4.2012	PL 95 15871 Hollola Tel. +358 20 747 2020 Fax. +358 20 747 2001 www.faba.fi	Ayrshire Holstein Western Finncattle Northern Finncattle Eastern Finncattle Jersey Brown Swiss Guernsey Hereford Limousin Aberdeen Angus Charolais Simmental Piemontese Highland Cattle Blonde d´Aquitaine Dexter Galloway Texas longhorn

Purebred pigs

Breeding organisation: purebred pigs
Name	Date of approval	Contact information	Breed
Figen Oy	3.11.2011	PL 113 68601 Pietarsaari Tel. (06) 786 611 www.figen.fi	Finnish Landrace Yorkshire

Hybrid breeding pigs

Breeding operation: hybrid breeding pigs
Name	Date of approval	Contact information	Name of cross / date of approval of breeding programme
Figen Oy	3.11.2011	PL 113 68601 Pietarsaari Tel. (06) 786 611 www.figen.fi	Figen Muskeli / 8.5.2019

Sheep

Breeding organisation: sheep
Föreningen Ålandsfåret r.f.	2.12.2011	c/o Maija Häggblom Äppelö 22340 Geta p.040-742 8967 www.alandsfaret.ax	Åland sheep
Name	Date of approval	Contact information	Breed
ProAgria Keskusten Liitto	19.6.1995	PL 251 01301 Vantaa Tel. +358 20747 2400 Fax. +358 20747 2402 www.proagria.fi	Finnsheep Texel Rygja Oxford down Swedish pelt sheep Dorset Dala Shropshire Kainuu grey sheep Suffolk East Friesian dairy sheep

Goats

Breeding organisation: goats
Name	Date of approval	Contact information	Breed
ProAgria Keskusten Liitto	19.6.1995	PL 251 01301 Vantaa Tel. +358 20747 2400 Fax. +358 20747 2402 www.proagria.fi	Finngoat

Horses

The country maintaining the breeding book of origin is mentioned after the breed

Breeding organisation: horses
Suomen Irlannincobyhdistys - FSIC ry UELN -nro 246002	14.12.2012	c/o Mia Miettinen fsicry@outlook.com Tel. +358 45 1276547 www.irlannincobyhdistys.fi	Irish cob / IE
Eestin Raskaat Vetohevoset ry UELN -nro 246003	8.9.2015	c/o Johanna Rekola, Vehmaantie 92, 23600 Kalanti Tel. +358 44 286 3205 www.eestinraskaatvetohevoset.fi	Estonian heavy draught horse / EE
Nimi	Date of approval	Contact information	Breed / Breeding book of origin
Suomen Hippos ry UELN-nro 246001	24.5.2011	Ravitie 1 00370 HELSINKI Tel. +358 20 760500 www.hippos.fi	Finnhorse / FI Finnish warmblooded trotter / FI Anglo-Arabian Thoroughbred Arabian Thoroughbred English Thoroughbred / UK Finnish warmblood FWB / FI Connemara Pony / IE New Forest Pony / UK Gotland Pony / SE Shetland pony / UK Finnish Riding Pony / FI Welsh pony / UK Icelandic horse / IS Fjordhorse / NO

Competent authority and recognized breed societies and breeding operations