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Cattle pre-movement test changes in Wales
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Cattle will be required to have a pre-movement test before they can be transported to or from their main holding.
Reminder on new arrangements from October 1

The Welsh government is reminding farmers in Wales that from tomorrow, Wednesday, October 1, cattle will be required to have a pre-movement test before they can be transported to or from their main holding as part of bovine TB control measures.

Deputy minister for farming and food, Rebecca Evans, reminded farmers that cattle moving within sole occupancy authorities (SOAs) will not have an automatic pre-movement testing (PrM) exemption.  However, an interim land association management (ILAM) arrangement has been established to help manage cattle movements between parcels of land that fall within an existing SOA.

An ILAM agreement allows herd keepers to move their animals without a PrM Test providing certain criteria are met and that the movements are within 10 miles of the main holding.

Rebecca Evans said; "Our comprehensive eradication programme, which has now been in place for more than five years, is based on solid evidence and includes annual testing of cattle, strict bio-security measures and movement control.

"The latest figures, that show the situation to the end of June this year, reveal the measures we have put in place have worked together to produce a 27 per cent decline in the number of cattle slaughtered in Wales as a result of bovine TB compared to the previous year.

"In addition, for the February to June 2014 period, the figures reveal that new incidents of the disease were at their lowest level since 2008.

"Since last November we have not been accepting new SOA applications. By ending automatic pre movement test exemptions within SOAs we are further reducing the risk of TB spreading across Wales by limiting the movement of untested cattle between two pieces of land that could be many miles apart.

"That kind of movement represents an unacceptable disease risk, which these new changes now deals with."

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Cold-water dip to raise funds for Vetlife

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 The veterinary mental health charity Vetlife is inviting the veterinary community to join it for a sponsored cold-water dip.

The event will take place at Walpole Bay, Margate, on 17 May during Mental Health Awareness Week. Participants of all abilities can join in the challenge and are advised to bring a towel, a hot drink, a snack, and warm clothes to get changed into afterwards.

Those taking part are being asked to try to raise £100 each to support the work of the charity.

Details about how to take part can be found here. 

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Bluetongue low vector period ends

In an update to its bluetongue guidance, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced that the seasonal low vector period for the disease has ended.

With winter over, Defra is planning for a possible increase in cases as midges become more active. It has warned that farms along the east coast of England from Norfolk to Kent, and along the south coast from Kent to Devon, are at highest risk from infected midges blown over from northern Europe.

Since the virus was detected in England in November 2023, there have been 126 confirmed cases. The most recent case to be confirmed was on 1 March 2024.

Farmers are asked to continue to frequently monitor their livestock and ensure their animals and land are registered with the Animal and Plant Health Agency.