PART 2

BVD Screening

Sampling of qualifying calves
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1
The keeper of a qualifying calf must—
a
before the calf is 40 days old take—
i
an ear tag sample of tissue taken in accordance with article 14, or
ii
a sample of blood, and
b
in accordance with paragraph (2), submit the sample to an approved laboratory with whose operator arrangements have been made for testing in relation to BVDV.
2
A sample is submitted in accordance with this paragraph if—
a
it is submitted in accordance with such requirements as to storage, handling and timing as are indicated to be necessary for the effective testing of the sample by the operator of the laboratory to which the sample is to be submitted or, as the case may be, the instructions accompanying the equipment used to take the sample, and
b
it is accompanied by a notice containing the following information—
i
the keeper’s name and address,
ii
the date the sample was taken,
iii
the CPH number for the holding on which the calf was kept at the time the sample was taken,
iv
where applied, the official ear tag number from the official ear tag, and
v
any other information reasonably requested by the operator of the laboratory.