Warwickshire Trading Standards Service gives latest advice on movement of animals
Warwickshire Trading Standards Service has advised that animal exports have resumed to the EU following control of Foot and Mouth Disease.
It has been agreed this morning that live animals and meat products can be exported from outside of the surveillance zone in Surrey from Saturday 25 August to the rest of the European Union with additional veterinary supervision and certification.
Alongside this resumption of exports, the GB wide movement ban on live animals were lifted from midnight Thursday (23rd) outside of the surveillance zone in Surrey. However, as a precautionary measure the following restrictions will remain in place:
Animals will need to remain on the premises they moved to for 20 days before being moved again, the only exceptions to this will be movements within the same holding of less than 8km, and movements direct to slaughter.
Animal markets, shows and gatherings are currently prohibited except in the case of collection centres for dispatch to slaughter. This prohibition remains in place pending further announcements.
Movements are allowed from farm to farm with a strict 20 day standstill from arrival, unless animals are going direct to slaughter, veterinary treatment, pig pyramids (approved companies move swine between holdings as they grow under strict bio-security restrictions).
Livestock that dies on the farm can again be sent to the usual outlets and no longer has to be taken by an approved carrier.
Mark Ryder, head of Warwickshire Trading Standards Service, said: “We have worked very closely with farmers and have been delighted with the level of co-operation. The diligence of our officers and the farmers has meant that we have been able to keep the disease under control in Warwickshire; our gratitude goes out to the farming community. We will continue to be vigilant but are pleased at this latest development as we return to business as usual.”