# The Diseases of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1981, Article 32J: Interpretation


In this Part—
“breeding” includes the placing in any creature of an embryo which has been created otherwise than by fertilisation;
“keeper”, in relation to livestock, includes an owner of the livestock;
“livestock” means—
(a)any creature which is kept, fattened or bred for the production of food, wool, skin or fur;
(b)any creature, other than a dog, which is kept for use in the farming of land; and
(c)any equine animal;
“TSE” means transmissible spongiform encephalopathy.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1981/1115/article/32J (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/diseases-of-animals-northern-ireland-order-1981/article-32J
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