NBA urges better communications
The National Beef Association (NBA) has called for the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency (AHVLA) and the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to improve the clarity of their communications in light of objections to the way in which forthcoming changes to livestock TB movement rules were previously communicated.
Commenting, NBA Assistant Director Joanna Pugh said “It is very important that, when these changes are made, they are communicated much more effectively to farmers than the changes to the restocking rules were.”
Farming Minister Jim Paice MP has previously acknowledged that there was a 'need to improve' on the way DEFRA and AHVLA communicated changes to the TB movement rules. Mr Paice and Chief Veterinary Officer Nigel Gibbens have also announced further forthcoming changes to the TB movement rules, which are listed on the DEFRA website.
Companies marketing medicines for small pets exempt from authorisation must submit their annual return to the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) by 30 November 2026.
