#2026/110Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (Wales) Amendment Order 2026
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This order makes it easier for cattle keepers in Wales to meet Bovine Viral Diarrhoea testing rules. From 1 July 2026, keepers may take ear tag tissue samples themselves from calves aged 20 days or less for pre-movement testing. It also allows keepers to take ear tag tissue samples themselves for post-movement testing of animals that arrive without a known individual BVD status. The practical effect is a simpler sampling route for farms moving cattle into or within Wales, while keeping the disease-control testing requirement in place.
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Key Changes
- Allows cattle keepers to take ear tag tissue samples themselves from calves aged 20 days or less for pre-movement BVD testing
- Allows cattle keepers to take ear tag tissue samples themselves for post-movement BVD testing
- Applies from 1 July 2026 and amends the existing 2024 BVD rules for Wales
Obligations
What this law requires
From 1 July 2026, cattle keepers in Wales may take an ear tag tissue sample themselves, in accordance with article 13 of the 2024 Order, from an animal aged 20 days or less for pre-movement BVD testing.
From 1 July 2026, cattle keepers in Wales may take an ear tag tissue sample themselves, in accordance with article 13 of the 2024 Order, for post-movement BVD testing of animals arriving from herds outside Wales without a known individual BVD status.