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Article 17 Targeted and additional animal populations for eradication programmes for certain diseases

United Kingdom

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1.

The competent authority shall apply a compulsory eradication programme to the following targeted animal populations:

(a)

for infection with Brucella abortus, B. melitensis and B. suis, kept bovine animals, kept ovine animals and kept caprine animals;

(b)

for infection with MTBC, kept bovine animals.

2.

The competent authority shall apply the optional eradication programme to the following targeted animal populations:

(a)

for EBL, kept bovine animals;

(b)

for IBR/IPV, kept bovine animals;

(c)

for infection with ADV, kept porcine animals;

(d)

for BVD, kept bovine animals.

3.

The competent authority shall include additional animal populations where it considers that such animals pose a significant risk to the health status of animals referred to in paragraphs 1 or 2.