BOVINE VIRAL DIARRHOEA (BVD):
CONSULTATION ON CONTROL MEASURES
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CONSULTATION QUESTIONS RESPONSE FORM
1. Do you agree that it should be an offence to knowingly present for sale
cattle that are Persistently Infected with BVD?
Yes
No
Comments:
2. Do you agree that it should be an offence to knowingly move cattle that are
known to be Persistently Infected with BVD, other than straight to slaughter?
Yes
No
Comments:
3. Do you agree that it should be an offence to sell or move Persistently
Infected cattle beyond Scotland other than for slaughter ?
Yes
No
Comments:
4. Do you agree that all laboratories in Scotland should be required to supply
all BVD virus test results, along with the associated ear tag numbers, to
Scottish Ministers?
Yes
No
Comments:
2
5. What exceptions e.g. for research or welfare, should be considered to a ban
on knowingly moving Persistently Infected animals?
Comments:
6. Do you agree that keepers of all breeding herds should be legally required
to declare the BVD status of their herd or animals prior to sale or movement?
Yes
No
Comments:
7. Do you agree with the herd declarations proposal for breeding herds laid
out in the table on page 11?
Yes
No
8. Please provide any advice you wish, include alternative versions of the
declaration standards.
9. Do you agree that herd declarations should not just apply at sales but also
before all movements of cattle from one holding to another?
Yes
No
Comments:
3
10. Should a ‘negative herd’ status be lost when cattle of unknown status are
brought into the herd?
Yes
No
Comments:
11. When a keeper declares his herd as 'negative', should they also declare
how long the herd has been negative?
Yes
No
Comments:
12. Do you think similar herd declarations should also apply to non-breeding
herds – either now, or at some point in the future?
Yes
No
Comments:
13. When do you think movement controls on 'not negative' herds should be
introduced?
February 2013 February 2014 February 2015 Never
Highlands & Islands
East of Scotland
South West Scotland
Comments
4
14. Do you favour a regionalised approach? Please provide us with your
views.
Yes
No
Comments:
15. Do you agree that if a regionalised approach to movement restrictions is
taken the identified three areas are correct, or should they be altered?
Is correct
Should be
altered
Region1: Highlands and Islands – Highland, The
Northern and Western Isles, Argyll & Bute
Region 2: East of Scotland – Grampian, Tayside,
Stirlingshire, Dunbartonshire, Fife, Lothian and
Scottish Borders.
Region 3: South West – Renfrewshire,
Lanarkshire, Ayrshire, Dumfries & Galloway.
Comments
16. Should measures be introduced concerning cross-border trade when
movement restrictions are introduced on ‘not-negative herds’, or at an earlier
or later time?
When movement restrictions are introduced
At an earlier time
At a later time
Comments:
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17. Should Category 2 (defined at page 11) be available to cattle coming from
outside of Scotland?
Yes
No
If yes, how?
18. What measures should be introduced on cross-border trade – options one
or two (see page 18 to have these explained) or something else?
Option 1
Option 2
Comments:
19. Who should have responsibility for enforcing the scheme?
AHVLA
Local Authority
Other:
20. What should the penalty be for not carrying out a herd test?
Fine (up to £5000)
Should be something more
Should be no penalty
Comments
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21. What should the penalty be for misrepresenting or not reporting a BVD
status?
Fine (up to £5000)
Should be something more
Should be no penalty
Comments
22. What should the penalty be for knowingly selling a Persistently Infected
animal?
Fine (up to £5000)
Should be something more
Should be no penalty
Comments
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