PART 3

BVD Control

Individual BVD status
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1
For the purposes of this Order, a bovine animal referred to in paragraph (2), either—
a
has an individual BVD status of positive,
b
has an individual BVD status of negative, or
c
has no individual BVD status.
2
The bovine animals referred to in this paragraph are—
a
each breeding bovine animal,
b
each bovine animal in a breeding herd, and
c
each qualifying calf.
3
Subject to article 28, a bovine animal has an individual BVD status of positive if—
a
the operator of an approved laboratory has by notice informed the Scottish Ministers that the animal has an individual BVD status of positive in accordance with article 22(2)(b)(i) or, in the case of a qualifying calf, article 23(3)(a), or
b
except in a case where paragraph (4)(a) applies, it is the calf of a female animal which has an individual BVD status of positive.
4
A bovine animal has an individual BVD status of negative if—
a
the operator of an approved laboratory has by notice informed the Scottish Ministers that the animal has an individual BVD status of negative in accordance with article 22(2)(a) or, in the case of a qualifying calf, article 23(3)(b), or
b
the animal is the dam of a calf which has an individual BVD status of negative.
5
The bovine animal has no individual BVD status in all other cases.
Art. 26 in force at 1.12.2019, see art. 1(1)