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Changes to bTB policy launched
Bovine TB changes have come into effect

The new bovine TB control policy announced by Defra in May has come into effect. The policy launched on 1st July 2012 and include changes such as:
Cattle compensation payments:
  • Reduced compensation for TB reactor cattle from herds with significantly overdue TB tests.
  • New cattle compensation (’table valuation’) categories.

TB pre-movement testing exemptions:
  • Ending of 30-day residency exemption for pre-movement testing.
  • Pre-movement testing of cattle in high TB risk herds will be required for movements to agricultural shows if cattle will be at the show for more than 24 hours and/or housed at the showground.
  • The exemption permitting movements within Sole Occupancy Authorities (SOAs) will be revised – for SOAs that span across the boundary of high and low TB risk areas, movements from holdings in high
  • TB risk areas within the SOA will require a pre-movement test.

Changes to Cattle Tracing System (CTS) links and Single Occupancy Authorities (SOA):
  • No new SOA applications, or requests for the addition of new holdings to existing SOAs, will be approved.
  • No new CTS links, or the renewal of existing links when they expire, will be permitted if the link includes holdings in both high and low TB risk areas. Links between holdings in high and low TB risk areas that do not currently have an expiry date will also be phased out.

More information can be found on the Defra website.

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Defra shares new Sanitary and Phytosanitary guidance

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 Defra has published guidance for the vet sector ahead of a proposed UK-EU Sanitary and Phytosanitary agreement.

The agreement, which will change the movement and trade of animals and related products, could see reductions in checks, paperwork and certification. As well as describing regulatory developments, the advice highlights the importance of animal ID, registration and traceability in disease control and other compliance arrangements.

The guidance can be found here. More detail is expected as negotiations progress. 

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New form for online veterinary medicines retailers

The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) has produced a new online form for retailers wishing to sell veterinary medicines on the internet.

The form replace the previous Word version and is part of the VMD's ongoing commitment to digitise its processes. Anyone retailing prescription medicines online, including POM-V, POM-VPS and NFA-VPS categories, is lawfully required to register with the VMD before trading.

The change only applies to new applicants. Retailers already listed on the VMD's Register of Online Retailers or registered under the Accredited Internet Retailer Scheme (AIRS) do not need to do anything.