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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-848/annex-II/part-2/division-1/division-1.3/division-1.3.3",
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  "legislation": "eur/2018/848",
  "legislation_title": "Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-848",
  "path": "annex/II/part/2/division/1/division/1.3/division/1.3.3",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "1.3.3",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "When choosing breeds or strains, operators shall consider giving preference to breeds or strains with a high degree of genetic diversity, the capacity of animals to adapt to local conditions, their breeding value, their longevity, their vitality and their resistance to disease or health problems, all without impairment of their welfare. In addition, breeds or strains of animals shall be selected to avoid specific diseases or health problems associated with some breeds or strains used in intensive production, such as porcine stress syndrome, possibly leading to pale-soft-exudative (PSE) meat, sudden death, spontaneous abortion and difficult births requiring caesarean operations. Preference shall be given to indigenous breeds and strains.\nTo choose the breeds and strains in accordance with the first paragraph, operators shall use the information available in the systems referred to in Article 26(3).",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2018/848/annex/II/part/2/division/1/division/1.3/division/1.3.3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:44:05.823342+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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