PART 4

BVD findings and status

BVD status of a breeding herd or breeding bovine animal
21
1
Every breeding herd and breeding bovine animal which has a current BVD finding has BVD status in accordance with this article.
2
Subject to paragraph (3), the BVD status of a breeding herd or breeding bovine animal is the same as the current BVD finding for the herd or animal.
3
During any period when the breeding herd or breeding bovine animal is kept on the same holding as another breeding herd or breeding bovine animal which currently has a “not negative” BVD finding, the BVD status of the former breeding herd or breeding bovine animal is “not negative”.
4
Where the result of a laboratory test under article 20 has confirmed the presence of BVDV in relation to a breeding bovine animal and the operator of the laboratory has informed the keeper about that, the BVD status of that animal, or the herd of which that animal forms part, is “not negative”.
Art. 21 in force at 9.2.2013, see art. 1(1)