Form

Licensed finishing units for cattle: application

Forms to register a licensed finishing unit (LFU) in England and Wales for cattle from officially TB free herds.

• From: Animal and Plant Health Agency
• Published: 30 November 2015
• Last updated: 20 June 2024 — See all updates

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

Application for a licensed finishing unit

Ref: TB188

PDF, 336 KB, 5 pages

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Terms and conditions of the approval and operation of a licensed finishing unit (England)

Ref: TR429

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Terms and conditions of the approval and operation of a licensed finishing unit (Wales)

Ref: TR429w

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Details

Apply to get a licensed finishing unit (LFU) approved in England or Wales.

An LFU is a type of TB unit which can only be located in the low risk area (LRA) of England or the low TB area of Wales.

You can finish negative-testing cattle from multiple officially TB free (OTF) herds from any area of England, Scotland and Wales.

Cattle at LFUs are:

• permanently under movement restrictions
• housed under biosecure conditions

Before cattle move to an LFU, they must comply with statutory pre-movement testing requirements.

There are separate conditions of approval and guidance for LFUs in England and Wales.

For LFUs in England:

• cattle can only move from LFUs direct to slaughter or to slaughter through an approved TB gathering (market or collection) in England
• cattle cannot move through an approved TB slaughter gathering in Wales
• TB testing is not required for cattle in LFUs but the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) can test in exceptional circumstances
• cattle moved from annual or more frequent TB testing herds will need a post-movement test only if a required pre-movement test has not been carried out 60 days before moving to the LFU

For LFUs in Wales:

• LFUs provide exemption from post-movement testing of cattle moving to a finishing unit in the low TB area of Wales
• cattle can only move from LFUs direct to slaughter or to slaughter through an approved TB gathering (market or collection) in England or Wales
• cattle in LFUs must be tested every 6 months
• any animal without a statutory pre-movement test, when it is required in the 60 days before moving into an LFU in Wales, will need additional testing

Published 30 November 2015
Last updated 20 June 2024 + show all updates

1. 20 June 2024

   The latest version of form TB188 to register a licensed finishing unit (LFU) has been uploaded (both English and Welsh versions).

2. 19 June 2023

   Welsh language version of the page and Welsh language form TR188 has been added.

3. 23 May 2023

   The terms and conditions of the approval and operation of a licensed finishing unit (England) and terms and conditions of the approval and operation of a licensed finishing unit (Wales) have been updated.

4. 1 October 2021

   A new TB Order came into force in England on 1 October 2021. Updated the TB188 form, application for a licensed finishing unit.

5. 4 September 2018

   Terms and conditions of the approval and operation of a licensed finishing unit (England) updated

6. 8 August 2018

   Updated TR429 document

7. 30 May 2018

   Data protection statement updated on form

8. 1 February 2018

   Updated Terms and conditions of the approval and operation of a licensed finishing unit (Wales)

9. 5 October 2017

   Added details for LFUs in Wales.

10. 12 December 2016

    Updated Terms and conditions of the approval and operation of a licensed finishing unit

11. 30 November 2015

    First published.