Iogijones
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- Location
- Denbighshire
Measures being introduced from 1 July 2025
Movement restrictions
Starting 1 July 2025, all Welsh cattle herds that have a herd BVD status of BVD Not Negative will be placed under movement restrictions.
A herd that is BVD Not Negative cannot move any cattle from the herd, without a valid negative BVD pre-movement antigen test. This negative BVD antigen test result will be valid for 30 calendar days from the date of sampling the animal. Herd movement restrictions apply from the time any BVD-positive antibodies are identified in a cattle herd during the annual mandatory BVD antibody screening.
Keepers cannot move BVD Positive or BVD PI animals out of the herd except for slaughter.
Movement restrictions are lifted when:
on retest, the BVD Positive animals have NOT been confirmed as a BVD PI, or
the BVD Positive animal is removed to slaughter or killed on farm and,
The evidence confirms that BVD has been eradicated from the herd.
BVD antigen pre-movement testing:
All BVD negative animals in BVD Not Negative herds will require a negative pre-movement antigen test (valid for 30 days from the taking of the sample) unless moving to slaughter or moving under a license granted by a veterinary inspector or Welsh Ministers.
If an animal tests positive at the pre-movement antigen test. The animal cannot be moved and will need to be re-tested after 21 days. The herd status will remain unchanged and the other animals in the herd do not need to be tested other than for pre-movement purposes.
Buying animals from outside of Wales:
Keepers moving cattle with an unknown BVD status onto a Welsh holding will have to antigen test the animals within 20 days after the move. Animals with a BVD unknown status brought into a herd cannot leave the herd without an individual BVD Negative status.
If an animal tests positive upon post-movement, the herd status is amended to BVD not negative and the animal in question will need to be re-tested after 21 days. If the animal tests positive upon re-test it is classed as a “PI” and must be isolated.
In-calf cattle:
Keepers buying in-calf cattle must isolate them until they calve unless tested negative for BVD antigens and come from a BVD Negative herd.
Calf testing in BVD Not Negative Herds:
Keepers must antigen test within 20 days of birth all calves born in the 12 months following the detection of BVD antibodies.
Testing of Aborted or stillborn calves:
Aborted or stillborn calves must be tested within 7 days as far as reasonably practical. This requirement has no impact on the herd’s BVD status. It is used to gather evidence to support your veterinarian give you the best possible advice on eradicating BVD from your herd.
Informed Purchasing - Notification of BVD status before movement
Keepers must disclose the BVD herd status and the individual animal BVD status before the movement takes place.
Keepers have to give notice within 72 hours prior to the movement/sale of cattle via the online system before move/sale to persons where the animal is being moved to. E.g. operator of a market, prospective keeper of the animal, any person with whom the animal is to be temporarily placed.
The use of an official tag for tissue tagging
If a calf is tissue tagged under 20 days old, the tag used must be one of the calf’s official tags.
Retest of a BVD Positive animal
A retest sample of a BVD Positive animal must be taken by a vet.
Reporting of test results
Test results must be reported and uploaded to the BVD database within 5 days of laboratory testing.
Movement restrictions
Starting 1 July 2025, all Welsh cattle herds that have a herd BVD status of BVD Not Negative will be placed under movement restrictions.
A herd that is BVD Not Negative cannot move any cattle from the herd, without a valid negative BVD pre-movement antigen test. This negative BVD antigen test result will be valid for 30 calendar days from the date of sampling the animal. Herd movement restrictions apply from the time any BVD-positive antibodies are identified in a cattle herd during the annual mandatory BVD antibody screening.
Keepers cannot move BVD Positive or BVD PI animals out of the herd except for slaughter.
Movement restrictions are lifted when:
on retest, the BVD Positive animals have NOT been confirmed as a BVD PI, or
the BVD Positive animal is removed to slaughter or killed on farm and,
The evidence confirms that BVD has been eradicated from the herd.
BVD antigen pre-movement testing:
All BVD negative animals in BVD Not Negative herds will require a negative pre-movement antigen test (valid for 30 days from the taking of the sample) unless moving to slaughter or moving under a license granted by a veterinary inspector or Welsh Ministers.
If an animal tests positive at the pre-movement antigen test. The animal cannot be moved and will need to be re-tested after 21 days. The herd status will remain unchanged and the other animals in the herd do not need to be tested other than for pre-movement purposes.
Buying animals from outside of Wales:
Keepers moving cattle with an unknown BVD status onto a Welsh holding will have to antigen test the animals within 20 days after the move. Animals with a BVD unknown status brought into a herd cannot leave the herd without an individual BVD Negative status.
If an animal tests positive upon post-movement, the herd status is amended to BVD not negative and the animal in question will need to be re-tested after 21 days. If the animal tests positive upon re-test it is classed as a “PI” and must be isolated.
In-calf cattle:
Keepers buying in-calf cattle must isolate them until they calve unless tested negative for BVD antigens and come from a BVD Negative herd.
Calf testing in BVD Not Negative Herds:
Keepers must antigen test within 20 days of birth all calves born in the 12 months following the detection of BVD antibodies.
Testing of Aborted or stillborn calves:
Aborted or stillborn calves must be tested within 7 days as far as reasonably practical. This requirement has no impact on the herd’s BVD status. It is used to gather evidence to support your veterinarian give you the best possible advice on eradicating BVD from your herd.
Informed Purchasing - Notification of BVD status before movement
Keepers must disclose the BVD herd status and the individual animal BVD status before the movement takes place.
Keepers have to give notice within 72 hours prior to the movement/sale of cattle via the online system before move/sale to persons where the animal is being moved to. E.g. operator of a market, prospective keeper of the animal, any person with whom the animal is to be temporarily placed.
The use of an official tag for tissue tagging
If a calf is tissue tagged under 20 days old, the tag used must be one of the calf’s official tags.
Retest of a BVD Positive animal
A retest sample of a BVD Positive animal must be taken by a vet.
Reporting of test results
Test results must be reported and uploaded to the BVD database within 5 days of laboratory testing.
