Animal Improvement Act, 1998 (Act No. 62 of 1998)

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Table 3 : Prohibited Hereditary Defects

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Table 3

Prohibited Hereditary Defects

[Reg. 5(4)]

Kinds of animal		Hereditary defect
1.	Cattle	Bad temperament Dwarfism Abnormal skull (nasal openings fued) Skew face Eye defects Abnormalities of the lower jaw Smooth tongue Diffuse hyperkeratosis of the skin Spactic paresis Deformed limbs or hooves No dewclaws Laminitis Hermaphroditism Hypoplasia of the testes or ovaries Any defects of the penis Poor sheath conformation All hernias Deformed tails Double muscling Blad Dumps
2.	Goats	Dwarfism Conformational defects Abnormal skull (nasal openings fused) Eye defects Skew face Mouse ears Abnormalities of the lower jaw Impacted molars Diffuse hyperkeratosis of the skin Viable hypotrichosis Deformed limbs Flexed pastems Digital anomalies Hermaphrodism Hypoplasia of the testes or ovaries Cryptorchidism All defects of the penis Double muscling Deformed tail
3.	Horses	Bad temperament Any congenital limb or hoof abnormalities Abnormal gait Hypoplasia of the testes or ovaries Cryptorchidism Umbilical or inguinal hernia
4.	Sheep	Dwarfism Conformational defects Abnormal skull (nasal opening fused) Abnormalities of the lower jaw Impacted molars Skew face Mouse ears Eye defects Diffuse hyperkeratoris of the skin Deformed limbs Deformed pasterns Digital abnormalities Hermaphroditism Hypoplasia of the testes or ovaries Cryptorchidism Abnormalities of the penis Deformed tail Double muscling All hernias
5.	Pigs	Bad temperament Split ears Eye defects Limb deformities Stringhault All hernias Diverticulosis or ileitis Melanotic skin tumors Hermaphrodism Hypoplasia of the testes or ovaries Cryptochidism Kinky tail