Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and predecessors: Animal Health: Correspondence...

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Reference	MAF 35
Title	Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and predecessors: Animal Health: Correspondence and Papers
Date	1876-1972
Description	Records illustrating the legislation and the measures taken to control the importation and movement of animals and to contain and eliminate the various animal diseases. This series also includes records relating to the creation of the Central Veterinary Laboratory. Until 1889 they are records of the Cattle Plague Department of the Privy Council Office. This series includes some files re-registered from the XA file series (MAF 254) and the TAY file series: MAF 287
Related material	For previous records see PC 8
Held by	The National Archives, Kew
Legal status	Public Record(s)
Language	English
Creator	Board of Agriculture, 1889-1903 Board of Agriculture and Fisheries, 1903-1919 Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, 1919-1955 Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, 1955-2001 Privy Council, Agricultural Department, 1883-1889 Privy Council, Cattle Plague Department, 1866-1869 Privy Council, Veterinary Department, 1869-1883
Physical description	1138 files and volumes
Access conditions	Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
Immediate source of acquisition	In 1964-2004 Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Accruals	Series is accruing

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