Guidance

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

Find out sampling, testing and laboratory requirements for cattle in reviews and follow-ups.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Rural Payments Agency
• Published: 19 June 2024
• Last updated: 21 January 2025 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Vets: testing cattle for animal health and welfare review

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Vets: testing cattle for endemic disease follow-up

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Vets: laboratory requirements for cattle

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Vet summary template: cattle animal health and welfare review

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Vet summary template: cattle animal health and welfare follow-up PI Hunt done

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Details

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: 

• how to do an animal health and welfare review and endemic disease follow-up
• review testing for cattle
• follow-up testing for beef cattle
• laboratory requirements for cattle

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

1. 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.

2. 9 October 2024

   Laboratory added to laboratory requirements for cattle.

3. 19 June 2024

   First published.