Approval of veterinary surgeons
- Comply with conditions of your approval as a veterinary surgeon
Welsh Statutory Instrument
2024
United Kingdom
The Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (Wales) Order 2024
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12 compliance obligations
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Notification of a change of status by an approved veterinary surgeon
- Notify keeper and Welsh Ministers of BVD status change within 5 days
Testing for exposure to BVDV
- Test blood samples for BVDV exposure
Notification of test results
- Notify test results and herd BVD status to keeper, Welsh Ministers, and vet
Submission and testing of samples from individual bovine animals
- Test BVDV samples and determine infection status
Notification of test results
- Notify keeper, Welsh Ministers and vet of BVD test results
Submission and testing of samples to determine persistent infection with BVD
- Test samples for BVDV and determine presence
Notification of test results
- Notify keeper, Welsh Ministers and vet of BVD test results
Submission and testing of samples from calves born into herds with a collective BVD status of not negative
- Approved labs must test calf samples for BVDV
Notification of test results
- Notify BVD test results to keeper, Welsh Ministers and vet
Pre-movement testing
- Arrange pre-movement BVD testing and notify destination keeper of result
Post-movement testing of animals without a known individual BVD status from herds outside of Wales
- Test cattle imported into Wales for BVD within 20 days
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Compliance with this Order
Costs of compliance
Approval of laboratories
Record keeping and disclosure by approved laboratories
Suspension and revocation of approval of laboratories
Sampling restricted to approved veterinary surgeons
Submission of samples for testing
Ear tag samples of tissue
Removal of management tags
Replacement of management tags
Notification requirements by the operator of an approved laboratory
Notification of BVD on a holding to other keepers
Reporting of tests for presence of BVDV other than under this Order
Individual BVD status of animals
Collective BVD status of herds
Change of individual BVD status by an approved veterinary surgeon
Change of collective BVD status by an approved veterinary surgeon
Publication of status
Sampling of bovine herds in accordance with compliance deadlines
Determining compliance deadlines
Additional sampling of individual bovine animals
Additional sampling to determine persistent infection with BVD
Sampling of calves born into herds with a collective BVD status of not negative
Restrictions on movement where a herd has a collective BVD status of not negative
Restrictions on movement where an animal has an individual BVD status of positive
Restrictions on the movement of animals where sampling obligations are not met
Isolation of bovine animals which are persistently infected
Meaning of “moved to slaughter”
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