Guidance: Cattle: testing required for an animal health and welfare review and endemic disease follow-up

Rural Payments Agency

January 21

10:03 2025

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A vet, or a team chosen by a vet, can do the sampling.

A farmer will not be eligible for funding unless you follow the guidance on:

Published 19 June 2024
Last updated 21 January 2025 +show all updates

21 January 2025
Warning about endemic disease follow-up not being available for dairy cattle removed. Details about sampling required added. Definition of a herd added. Reference to CHECS technical document on BVD removed.
9 October 2024
Laboratory added to laboratory requirements for cattle.
19 June 2024
First published.