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Recent Brucellosis Instructions Updated
Subject: | Policy for Authorisation of Official Veterinarians (OVs) in Great Britain (OV13) |
Date: | 30 September 2022 |
Summary of Update: | The Policy for Authorisation of Official Veterinarians (OVs) in Great Britain (OV13) has been updated. |
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Subject: | Cattle Transition in Scotland |
Date: | 04 October 2021 |
Summary of Update: | Instructions have been updated to reflect that Scottish Government has transitioned Scottish cattle transactional services from British Cattle Movement Service to ScotEID from 4 October 2021. |
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Subject: | End of Brucellosis Abortion Enquiries Notification Pilot |
Date: | 02 June 2021 |
Summary of Update: | The Brucellosis Abortion Enquiries Notification Pilot that has been in place in the Wessex VDP area of England since February 2017 has ended as of 1 June 2021. Instructions and documents have been updated accordingly. |
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Subject: | Abortion Enquiries |
Date: | 23 April 2021 |
Summary of Update: | Instructions for completion of the Brucellosis Report on Investigation of Abortion or Calving (BS07/BS07(Welsh)) during the Abortion Enquiry Required (Initial/First) section have been updated. |
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Subject: | Policy for Authorisation of Official Veterinarians (OVs) in Great Britain (OV13) |
Date: | 27 November 2020 |
Summary of Update: | The Policy for Authorisation of Official Veterinarians (OVs) in Great Britain (OV13) has been updated. |
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Subject: | Publication of a Revised Version of the Policy for Authorisation of Official Veterinarians (OVs) in Great Britain (OV13) |
Date: | 2 November 2020 |
Summary of Update: | The Policy for Authorisation of Official Veterinarians (OVs) in Great Britain (OV13) has been extensively revised. |
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Subject: | Abortion Enquiries Notification Pilot |
Date: | 4 June 2020 |
Summary of Update: | Instructions and documents have been updated for the Brucellosis Abortion Enquiries Notification Pilot and to correct issues for some users. The Brucella abortus Webmail Report Form for England Notification Pilot Study (BS117) and a replacement Brucellosis Reporting Pilot - Veterinary Practice Guidance (BS114) have been added. The standard Brucella abortus Report Form for England Notification Pilot Study (BS113) has been updated to send the form to a new email address. |
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Subject: | Brucella abortus Report Forms and Guidance |
Date: | 30 August 2019 |
Summary of Update: | Brucella abortus Report Forms and Guidance titles have been updated to clarify that they are only for use within the Abortion Enquiries Notification Pilot in England. |
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Subject: | Brucella abortus Report Form (BS113) and Completing the Brucella abortus Report Form - Guidance (BS114) |
Date: | 27 August 2019 |
Summary of Update: | The Brucella abortus Report Form (BS113) and Completing the Brucella abortus Report Form - Guidance (BS114) have been updated to alter the format of the Authorisation Number to accommodate computer systems requirements. These forms are used in the England Abortion Enquiries Notification Pilot only. |
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Subject: | Abortion Enquiries Notification Pilot |
Date: | 29 July 2019 |
Summary of Update: | Instructions and documents have been added for the Brucellosis Abortion Enquiries Notification Pilot which commences on 1 August 2019. The instructions for Abortion Enquiries have been updated to reflect this. |
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Subject: | Publication of a Revised Version of the Policy for Authorisation of Official Veterinarians (OVs) in Great Britain (OV13) |
Date: | 20 June 2019 |
Summary of Update: | The Policy for Authorisation of Official Veterinarians (OVs) in Great Britain (OV13) has been extensively revised. |
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Subject: | Abortion Enquiries - Official Veterinarian Requirements |
Date: | 4 June 2019 |
Summary of Update: | The instructions for Abortion Enquiries have been updated to clarify that any practice for which an Official Veterinarian (OV) carries out Brucellosis abortion enquiries must keep a copy of the OV's training records. |
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Subject: | Report on Investigation of Abortion or Calving - Welsh Language Version (BS07(Welsh)) |
Date: | 14 May 2019 |
Summary of Update: | The Report on Investigation of Abortion or Calving - Welsh Language Version (BS07(Welsh)) has been updated. |
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Subject: | Qualifications Required for Brucellosis Abortion Sampling |
Date: | 02 May 2019 |
Summary of Update: | Instructions and documents relating to the qualification requirements for Official Veterinarians (OV) undertaking Brucellosis enquiries have been updated. The Cascade Training for Brucella Abortion Enquiry Investigations (BR42) has been added. |
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Subject: | Brucellosis Blood Sample Report (BS05) |
Date: | 24 October 2018 |
Summary of Update: | The Brucellosis Blood Sample Report (BS05) has been updated. |
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Subject: | New Arrangements for Bovine Abortion Samples in England and Wales |
Date: | 21 December 2017 |
Summary of Update: | APHA have introduced new arrangements for bovine abortion samples in England and Wales. Official Veterinarians (OVs) must in future send samples for brucella testing to either Starcross or Penrith laboratories and not their local APHA laboratory. Arrangements in Scotland remain unchanged. |
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Subject: | Policy for Authorisation of Official Veterinarians in GBÂ |
Date: | 12 October 2017 |
Summary of Update: | The Policy for Authorisation of Official Veterinarians in GB has been published on the Vet Gateway. |
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Subject: | Official Veterinarian Instructions Online Tutorial Update |
Date: | 20 October 2016 |
Summary of Update: | The Official Veterinarian (OV) Instructions Online Tutorial has been updated. |
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Subject: | Improvements to Official Veterinarian Instructions Format |
Date: | 26 January 2016 |
Summary of Update: | Improvements have been made to the format of the Official Veterinarian (OV) instructions to include the provision of a print button on each instruction page, a statement confirming that the instructions are correct as of the current date and time and the addition of a Documents page, listing documents by instructional area. |
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Subject: | Delivery Partners Overview |
Date: | 22 July 2015 |
Summary of Update: | The Delivery Partners Overview has been added. |
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Subject: | Updated Brucellosis Welsh Language Documents |
Date: | 09 June 2014 |
Summary of Update: | Welsh language versions of notices have been updated and a Welsh language version of the Report on Investigation of Abortion or Calving added. |
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Subject: | Removal of Brucellosis Veterinary Inspector Powers from Official Veterinarians |
Date: | 04 April 2014 |
Summary of Update: | From 06 April Official Veterinarians will no longer have Veterinary Inspector Powers. Amendments have been made to reflect this change. |
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Subject: | Release of the Brucellosis Instructions for Official Veterinarians |
Date: | 1 May 2013 |
Summary of Update: | Following a review of the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency instructions for Brucellosis, updated instructions for Official Veterinarians are now available. |
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