Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No 577 in Riga in 2003 (October 14. No 54, § 9) bovine monitoring procedure issued in accordance with article 13 of the law of the Breeding, the third part i. General questions 1. determines the order in which the cow milk varieties (cows).
2. Monitoring shall include individual scores of cows, yield calculations and monitoring of the herd.
3. Monitoring of the herd is all one purpose kept the cows, which the legislation on the registration of animals and livestock in the order is assigned a registration number and are recorded and marked.
4. Supervised by a physical person who meets one of the following conditions: 4.1 regulations for the certification of individuals in the order has received a certificate to perform monitoring (monitor);
4.2. monitoring bovine graduated rates, received the certificate for this work to be carried out in a given breeding herd and registered to a State inspection.
5. the following monitoring methods: bovine 5.1 A method — supervised by monitors;
5.2. method B — supervised by the herd's owner or his authorized person, if the person concerned satisfies the provisions referred to in point 4.2;
5.3. C method, supervised by the owner of the livestock or the authorized person, if the person concerned satisfies the provisions referred to in point 4.2 for the requirements and the hypervisor.
6. prior to the commencement of monitoring bovine: 6.1 the herd owner or his authorized person switch to monitor contract for herd monitoring;
6.2. the flock owner, his authorized person or monitor switch with a national society with limited liability "the national breeding information data processing center" (hereinafter referred to as the data center) and milk laboratory tripartite agreement.
7. Monitoring is organised by the owner of the herd or flock owners created the monitoring associations.
8. Monitoring year starts October 1 and ends September 30.
 
II. Data acquisition procedure 9. monitoring of bovine related information (data) is obtained by performing a herd and of monitoring each cow's individual control.
10. Data necessary for monitoring the measurements carried out on the herd of cows with special measuring instruments (scales, mērkann and milk meters), tested at least once a year, which represents the label.
11. Stocking controls carried out after every 22-37 days no less than 11 times in a calendar year. The time between two consecutive controls are carried out in the period starpkontroļ.
12. If you have not made a specific herd control on the mark in the form of control and give reasons. Starpkontroļ period may be longer than the 37 days for the following reasons: 12.1. veterinary quarantine restrictions in the herd;
12.2. the massive presence of bovine herds;
12.3. the monitors leave or ailment.
13. If the flock has not carried out the control day cow and individual control of the milk sample is not taken on by the mark in the form of control and give reasons. Cow individual not subject to controls, not registered kontrolizslaukum and milk samples taken (kontrolizslaukum content analysis is not carried out) for the following reasons: insufficient kontrolizslaukum 13.1:13.1.1. total cow kontrolizslaukum day is less than 3 kg;
13.1.2. milk yield per individual milking time is less than 1 kg;
13.2. the cow disease, trauma, inflammation, accident;
13.3. gov for search;
13.4. cow special care;
13.5. cow range or power tools.
14. the cow, individual monitoring, the starpkontroļ period is 22-74 days. If at least one of the starpkontroļ period exceeding 74 days, estimated production shall not be used in breeding (lactation is not standard).
15. Cow calving date is considered the day of milking, but cietlaišan day on cietstāvēšan day. Cow production control no earlier than six days after calving cow and not later than six days before the cow cietlaišan.
16. Kontrolizslaukum, which is registered in the past on the sixth day after the beginning of lactation, production shall not be used in the calculation and analysis of the content of the milk is made.
17. in order to assess the cow productivity and determine the content of cows ' milk in individual control kontrolizslaukum and during each milking in 24 hours: 17.1. record the quantities of milk obtained. It shall be determined to the nearest 0.1 kg kg, using one of the following methods: 17.1.1. weigh to weight;
17.1.2. the volume measured in litres (with an accuracy of 0.1 litre) and conversion results in kg by applying the coefficient 1.03;
17.1.3. measured by the milking machine instruments, if they have been checked at least every year and the results of the verification of accuracy meets the requirements;
17.2. take a sample of milk kontrolizslaukum for dairy laboratory.
18. the control shall be considered as the date when the last of the milk sample taken.
19. the Kontrolizslaukum shall be carried out and samples of milk each cow herd, if it does not apply this provision in paragraph 13 of the reasons.
20. If control does not meet the requirements laid down in these rules, the data contains errors or is not detected, the registered individual or repeating entire herd animal control 1 to 21 days after the previous control. In this case, the particular type of control — "R" (repeated).
21. the control findings recorded in accordance with the procedure laid down in these provisions, and indicate the date the repeating control.
22. the control of the findings included in the calculation of productivity, but in earlier control data is deleted.
23. After the control the next starpkontroļ period down, beginning with the date of the repeating control.
24. For the beginning of the lactation believes calving date, but about the end of lactation — cietlaišan days.
25. Lactation is normal, if it lasts from 240 to 305 days. Cow's individual productivity is determined taking into account the estimated yield of lactating cow 305 days (standartlaktācij). If finished milking period is less than 240 days, calculated yield breeding is not usable.
 
III. The milk sampling and analysis 26. Milk sample taken at each milking in proportion to the quantity of milk obtained. Before sampling milk, mix thoroughly. Sample uses of the milk sample tube (anchoring), with a diameter not greater than 9 mm, graduated pipette or syringe, or scoop.
27. in order to be able to determine the fat and protein content of milk and take a somatic cell analysis, take samples from 30 to 50 ml of milk.
28. put milk in milk samples laboratories prepared sample phials, put those away, washing the milk sample is mixed with the preservative and placed in sealed box.
29. laboratory Milk provides: 29.1. sample phials, of capacity 50 ml. preservative and 29.2 the sample vial filling;
3. agitate the sample identification (marking).
30. the content of protein, fat and somatic cell counts in milk accredited laboratory determines. Milk laboratory: 30.1. sample of milk fat content and the protein content of the medium determines the percentage to the nearest 0.01%;
30.2. the determination of the content of the milk used in the laws on the activities of the laboratory instrumental techniques.
31. Milk samples necessary to calibrate the equipment designed for the analyses, retrieves the reference laboratory. The laboratory participates in the reference laboratories in the interlaboratory comparative tests organised.
32. milk analysis averages down, if the minimum yield is 3 kg, maximum: 99.9 kg. Average complies with the following norms: 32.1. minimum milk fat content is 1.5%, maximum: 9% (if the reference fat content of the milk is above the 5% minimum fat content in the milk is 2%, the maximum – 12%);
32.2. the minimum protein content in milk is 1%, maximum: 7%.
33. If the control figures are not consistent with the rules in paragraph 32 of these requirements, it will be considered invalid and is not used in the calculation of productivity.
 
IV. Data submission and tracking procedures 34. Monitor five days after each control milk samples and control form sent to the dairy laboratory.
35. laboratory milk in milk obtained from the table of contents and control Forms data is recorded and sent to the data centre is gathering information and the calculation.
36. Data Center: 36.1. monitoring control issued form;
36.2. the registry database in the form of control data;
36.3. collects and processes data using internationally recognised and approved by the Ministers of Agriculture of data processing programs and data processing methodology;
22.6. in accordance with the instructions of the Minister of Agriculture approved the production of calculation and assess each cow's individual productivity, based on the database recorded data (entered in the computerised tables);
22.7. the owner of the flock shall be issued (or, in accordance with the signed agreement of the owner of the herd — created organisations) the results of the data processing;
22.7. publish each year data for monitoring and virspārraudzīb and issue a report on the monitoring of the results of the year.
 
V. supervisory control

37. Monitoring shall be carried out by the State inspection for breeding. Breeding national inspection controls the compliance with these rules and monitors work, examine the records and take the herd virspārraudzīb.
38. The monitoring control and virspārraudzīb is subject to the supervision of all existing herds. Control and monitoring of expenditure borne by the virspārraudzīb from the State budget.
39. the State inspection of breeding virspārraudzīb monitoring carried out during the year not less than 10% of the herds of monitoring, checking at least 10% of the bovine herds. If a herd of 10 cows or less, check all the cows.
40. the Virspāraudzīb shall be made no later than three days after the herd's control. Virspārraudzīb checks the cow kontrolizslaukum (establish the quantities of milk) and each milking takes the milk samples to determine its content.
41. Virspārraudzīb-breeding State inspection be carried out taking into account the observed frequency of monitoring rules and monitoring methods to be used with the following recurrence: 25.5. If the herd is a highly productive cows (male parent) and of the monitoring of the breeding herd sold material, as well as a variety of cattle farms, at least once a year of monitoring;
41.2. If using A method not less frequently than once every five years;
41.3. If using method B or C, not less frequently than every three years.
42. the supervisory control, check that: the supervision of equipment 42.1. is installed, adjusted and used according to the instructions for use;
26.2. the data obtained and the data records pursuant to the requirements laid down in these provisions.
43. Monitoring control required in such case, if the data is substantially different from the curve and milk yield per dairy content.
44. data shall be cancelled and, if not used in the breeding virspārraudzīb data obtained during the period of lactation, two times different from cow's individual control obtained during average: 44.1. the milk (milk), — about 5%;
44.2. determining the fat content of 3%;
44.3. the protein content of 2%.
45. the results of monitoring control reflects the Act and publishes the summary of the data center report on the monitoring of the results of the year.
46. Where a herd of the owner or his authorized person violates or does not comply with the requirements of this Regulation: 46.1. administrative penalties shall apply according to the Latvian Code of administrative offences;
46.2. revoke the cow last individual monitoring data, monitoring the results of the year or herd monitoring data;
46.3. override these rules referred to in point 4.2 licence or suspend it for a period of up to one year (if the monitoring is carried out using method B or C).
47. If the monitor or does not meet the requirements of this Regulation as well as report on the livestock owner or his authorized person's threats: 29.3. administrative penalties shall apply according to the Latvian Code of administrative offences;
47.2. revoke the cow last individual monitoring data, monitoring the results of the year or herd monitoring data;
47.3. revoke or suspend a certificate of supervised its activities for a period of up to one year.
 
Vi. Monitoring and stocking of the rights and obligations of the owner 48. Monitor has the following rights: 29.9. written or oral reprove the cow owner about the errors in monitoring;
48.2. check the correctness of the data recorded, if supervised by using this rule 5.2. (B) the method referred to in point;
48.3. check monitoring equipment to be used;
30.1. to submit to the national inspection of the breeding report on irregularities in the monitoring flock.
49. the Monitor has the following responsibilities: 30.5. take cows, individual monitoring;
30.6. to record findings and observations cow individual accounting records;
30.6. the fill control forms and send them to the laboratory of milk;
49. to raise qualifications, regularly participating in courses and other educational activities.
50. The herd owner has the following rights: 50.1. submit State inspection in the breeding report on irregularities in the work of monitoring;
50.2. request a breeding country inspection to carry out, monitor and obtain information on its results;
50.3. If your credibility is in doubt, request reassessment of the monitors, data processing and information on results;
50.4. get monitor advice in all required monitoring bovine related issues;
50.5. to receive information from the data center for monitoring results.
51. The herd owner has the following responsibilities: 51.1. ensure monitoring of bovine and virspārraudzīb appropriate circumstances and data availability control and virspārraudzīb traffickers;
51.2. perform monitor instructions;
51.3. to participate in the monitoring of the work;
51.4. the time to provide the requested information, monitor, data center and breeding State inspection.
 
VII. Closing questions 52. paragraph 10, subparagraph 36.4 36.3. and enter into force by January 1, 2004.
53. in paragraph 30 of the rules of the laboratory accreditation conditions shall enter into force on 1 May 2004.
 
Informative reference to European Union directives, the regulations include provisions arising from directives 77/504/EEC, 87/328/EEC and 94/28/EEC.
Prime Minister E. Morgan — Minister of Agriculture Minister for the environment r. vējonis Editorial Note: rules shall enter into force on 23 October 2003.