Guidance

Report the prescription of a BTV-3 vaccination

Private veterinary surgeons (PVS) can use this service to report the prescription of a BTV-3 vaccination.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 4 March 2025

Applies to England

Private veterinary surgeons should use this service to comply with the UK Chief Veterinary Officer’s request to notify Defra within 7 days of prescribing a BTV-3 vaccination. Read point 3 of the Advisory note for veterinarians prescribing BTV-3 inactivated vaccine in England for more information.

Before you apply

To use this service, you’ll need the: 

• county parish holding (CPH) number for the location where the animals were registered when you prescribed the vaccine 
• name and batch number of the vaccine 
• number of each species the prescription is intended for

Submit a BTV-3 animal vaccination report  

There’s a different service for animal keepers to report the use of the BTV-3 vaccine.

When prescribing vaccinations, you should remind animal keepers to report their vaccinations within 48 hours of vaccination.

Get help 

For help with this form, email: btv3vaccine@defra.gov.uk

Published 4 March 2025