PART 3

BVD Control

Notification of BVD on a holding
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1
This article applies where—
a
there is a bovine animal with an individual BVD status of positive present on a holding, and
b
there is a bovine animal belonging to another keeper (in this article “the other keeper”) kept on the holding.
2
The keeper must give notice to the other keeper that there is a bovine animal with an individual BVD status of positive on the holding.
3
A notice under paragraph (2) must be given within 7 days of the later of—
a
the date that the keeper knows (or ought reasonably to know) that the animal has an individual BVD status of positive, or
b
the other keeper moving a bovine animal onto the holding.
4
Where the individual BVD status of the bovine animal is changed, the keeper must, within 7 days of receiving notice from an approved laboratory of the change of individual BVD status (or otherwise becoming aware of the change), give the other keeper notice of the change.