# The Bovine Semen (Scotland) Regulations 2007, Paragraph 3


(1) During quarantine, the centre veterinarian must ensure that the bovine animals are tested as follows–
(a) for bovine brucellosis, a serological test carried out in accordance with the procedure described in Annex C to Directive 64/432/EEC, at least 21 days after being admitted to quarantine, with negative results;
(b) for IBR/IPV, a serological test (whole virus) on a blood sample, at least 21 days after being admitted to quarantine, with negative results;
(c) for Campylobacter fetus ssp. venerealis–
(i) in the case of bovine animals less than six months old or kept since that age in a single sex group prior to quarantine, a single test on a sample of artificial vagina washings or preputial specimen, at least seven days after being admitted to quarantine, with negative results;
(ii) in the case of male bovine animals aged six months or older that could have had contact with females prior to quarantine, a test three times at weekly intervals (which may start seven days after admission to the licensed quarantine centre) on samples of artificial vagina washings or preputial specimen, with negative results;
(d) for Trichomonas foetus–
(i) in the case of bovine animals less than six months old or kept since that age in a single sex group prior to quarantine, a single test on a sample of preputial specimen, at least seven days after being admitted to quarantine, with negative results;
(ii) in the case of bovine animals aged six months or older that could have had contact with females prior to quarantine, a test three times at weekly intervals (which may start seven days after admission to the licensed quarantine centre) on samples of preputial specimen, with negative results.
(2) If any bovine animal tests positive following a test under sub paragraph (1), the centre veterinarian must ensure that–
(a) it is removed immediately from the quarantine centre; and
(b) any other bovine animal of the same group is retested for the relevant disease in accordance with sub paragraph (1), with the period after which it can be retested starting on the date the positive bovine animal is removed.
(3) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(a), Annex C to Directive 64/432/EEC is to be read as if—
(a) the references to “each Member State” and “the Member State” include the United Kingdom,
(b) the references to “certification” include a “certificate” as defined in these Regulations or an equivalent certificate published by an authority in another part of the United Kingdom under legislation in force there;
(c) the references to “intra-Community trade” include trade between the United Kingdom and a member State,
(d) the reference to “officially brucellosis-free or brucellosis-free bovine herds” includes bovine herds which do not include bovine animals subject to measures imposed by a veterinary inspector under the Brucellosis (Scotland) Order 2009 (or legislation having equivalent effect in another part of the United Kingdom),
(e) the reference to “National reference laboratories designated in accordance with Article 6a” includes—
(i) in relation to Scotland, a laboratory approved by the Scottish Ministers,
(ii) in relation to another part of the United Kingdom, a laboratory approved by an authority under legislation in force in that part of the United Kingdom,
for co-ordinating the standards and methods of diagnosis referred to.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2007/330/schedule/2/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/bovine-semen-scotland-regulations-2007/schedule-2/paragraph-3
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