Animal breeding legislation

Recognized organisations and approved breeding programmes

Lists of recognized breed societies and breeding operations and their approved breeding programmes according to article 7 (1) of the Regulation (EU) 2016/1012

• Cattle
• Pigs
  • breed societies
  • breeding operations
• Sheep
• Goats
• Equids

Breed societies and breeding operations based in other EU Member States or Contracting States, which have officially notified their activities in Germany


Competent authorities responsible for official controls and other official tasks according to Article 39 (2) of Reg. (EU) 2016/1012

• Authorities

Lists of artificial insemination centres and embryo collection centres with a permission referred to § 18 TierZG (Permission only for domestic trade)

• Artificial insemination centres
• Embryo collection centres

Reproduction units with verterinary approval (Intra-community trade)

List of equine competitions according to Council Directive 90/428/EEC

• Equine competitions