PART 3

BVD Control

Collective BVD status of breeding herds
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1
For the purposes of this Order, a breeding herd either—
a
has a collective BVD status of not negative, or
b
has a collective BVD status of negative.
2
Subject to article 29, a breeding herd has collective BVD status of not negative—
a
at any time that paragraph (4) applies to the herd, or
b
where the operator of an approved laboratory has by notice under article 22(1)(b) or 22(2)(b)(ii) informed the Scottish Ministers that the herd has a collective BVD status of not negative.
3
A breeding herd has a collective BVD status of negative—
a
at any time paragraph (4) does not apply to the herd, and
b
where the operator of an approved laboratory has by notice informed the Scottish Ministers that the herd has a collective BVD status of negative under article 22(1)(a).
4
This article applies where—
a
the herd contains a bovine animal which has an individual BVD status of positive,
b
the herd is kept on the same holding as any bovine animal which is a high risk animal and has no individual BVD status, or
c
the keeper of the herd has not complied with any obligations applicable to the herd in article 9.
5
In this article, any reference to a “notice” means the most recent notice submitted by the operator of an approved laboratory to the Scottish Ministers under article 22 and supersedes any previous notice.