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PART IINOTIFICATION

Notification of abortion

4.—(1) The keeper of a herd shall, with all practicable speed, notify a Divisional Veterinary Office if he knows or has reason to suspect that any animal in his herd has had an abortion.

(2) A veterinary surgeon shall, with all practicable speed, notify a Divisional Veterinary Office if in his opinion an animal has had an abortion.

(3) In the event of an animal having an abortion, the keeper shall immediately house the animal in isolation from other animals and shall, with all practicable speed, liberally spray the immediate area where the abortion took place with an approved disinfectant.

(4) An animal which has had an abortion shall be retained in isolation until the Department has tested it and has informed the keeper that it may rejoin the herd.

(5) Manure containing discharges or fluids from an animal which has had an abortion shall be stored away from access by livestock for at least 6 months and shall not be spread on grazing fields for a period of at least 12 months.