Guidance

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

Find out sampling, testing and laboratory requirements for sheep 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 sheep for animal health and welfare review

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Vets: testing sheep for endemic disease follow-up

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Vets: laboratory requirements for sheep

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Vet summary template: sheep animal health and welfare review

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Vet summary template: sheep endemic disease follow-up

ODT, 25.6 KB

This file is in an OpenDocument format

Details

A vet, or a team chosen by a vet, can do the testing and assessment. 

A farmer will not be eligible for funding unless you follow the guidance on: 

Updates to this page

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

  1. Added information that semen testing on rams is not covered as part of any of the packages.

  2. Added more information about biosecurity and the recommendation it is covered in the follow-up.

  3. SCOPS testing guidance is not a laboratory requirement for the endemic disease follow-up. Correction made to reflect this.

  4. First published.

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