Division 1 Performance testing shall be carried out on the basis of one or more of the following performance testing schemes set up in accordance with the methods referred to in Part 1:

1. (a)

   individual performance testing of breeding animals themselves or of breeding animals based on their progeny, siblings (‘sib’) or collaterals at test stations;

2. (b)

   individual performance testing of breeding animals themselves or of breeding animals based on their progeny, siblings (‘sib’), collaterals and other relatives on farms;

3. (c)

   performance testing through survey data collected by farms, points of sale, points of slaughter or other operators;

4. (d)

   performance testing of contemporary groups of breeding animals (contemporary group comparison);

5. (e)

   any other performance testing scheme carried out in accordance with the methods referred to in Part 1.

The performance testing schemes shall be set up in such a way to allow a valid comparison between the breeding animals. The progeny, siblings or collaterals to be tested at test stations or on farm shall be chosen in an unbiased manner and not be treated selectively. In the case of on-farm testing, they shall be distributed amongst farms in such a way as to allow a valid comparison between the tested breeding animals.

Breed societies and breeding operations carrying out those performance testing schemes at test stations shall in accordance with the methods referred to in Part 1 lay down, in a test protocol, the terms of admission of breeding animals, information on the identity and relevant previous test results of the participating animals, the traits to be recorded, the test methods used and any other relevant information.