Mandatory bovine viral diarrhoea screening: guidance for vets

PART 5 SUBMISSION OF SAMPLES

For mandatory annual screening, all samples must be sent to an approved laboratory. A list of approved laboratories is available on the website:
www.scotland.gov.uk/bvd.

An appropriate history should be sent on the sample submission form. It is essential to include any BVD vaccination history to allow accurate interpretation of the results.

A common submission form has been created for all the approved laboratories - this is available from the laboratory and on the Scottish Government BVD website, as above.

The laboratory needs to receive the following:

1. The keeper's name and address.
2. The CPH number for the Holding on which the herd is kept.
3. The date samples were taken.
4. Which testing method ( see Part 3) was chosen.
5. Whether samples are to be tested for the presence of BVDV or evidence of exposure to BVDV i.e. tested for antigen or antibody.
6. The full 12 character official UK ear tag numbers for all the animals from which the samples derive (with the exception of the bulk milk tank tests).
7. The number of breeding females in the herd.
8. The seasons of calving