The Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (Scotland) Order 2019

Notification of test result

22.—(1) Following the completion of a test under article 20 the operator of an approved laboratory must by notice inform the keeper and the Scottish Ministers of each test result and—

(a) where none of the samples show evidence of exposure to BVDV, that the herd has a collective BVD status of negative, or

(b) where any of the samples show evidence of exposure to BVDV, that the herd has a collective BVD status of not negative.

(2) Following the completion of a test under article 21 the operator must by notice inform the keeper and the Scottish Ministers of the test result and—

(a) where BVDV is not present in the sample, that the animal has an individual BVD status of negative, or

(b) where BVDV is present in the sample—

(i) that the animal has an individual BVD status of positive, and

(ii) that the breeding herd, where relevant, has a collective BVD status of not negative.

(3) Notification to the keeper and the Scottish Ministers in accordance with paragraphs (1) or (2) must be within 5 working days of the date of the test and include details of—

(a) the keeper’s name and address,

(b) by reference to the relevant provision of articles 9, 10, 12 or 13 the description of the sample,

(c) the date the sample was taken,

(d) the date the sample was tested,

(e) the CPH number for the holding on which the herd or animal was kept at the time the sample was or the samples were taken,

(f) where applied, the official ear tag number from the official ear tag.