Testing for the presence of BVDV
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21.—(1) This article applies where—
(a)a keeper of a breeding herd or breeding bovine animal has taken (or arranged to have taken) any sample for the purposes of this Order not described in the paragraphs referred to in article 20(1)(a),
(b)the keeper has arranged for the testing of a sample by an approved laboratory in accordance with article 18, and
(c)the sample has been submitted to the laboratory.
(2) Where this article applies, the operator of the laboratory must—
(a)test the sample for the presence of BVDV, and
(b)determine whether or not BVDV is present in the sample.