Official Controls Qualification
(Veterinary) OCQ(V)

The TR15(E) TB test types and Sam codes: What to use and when - England has been updated with the following; Added Whole Herd Test (2 Yearly) - WHT2 - Test carried out every 24 months in herds located in Enhanced Surveillance Areas or to ease cattle surveillance in TB Hotspot areas(in page 13).

• TR15(E)) TB test types and Sam codes: What to use and when - England

Instructions re-uploaded with corrected publishing date.

Instructions updated for Wales' Resolved Standard IR policy (from 01/01/2026). Request for OV/ATTs to advise keepers for APHA's confirmation of additional testing or restrictions lifted before moving animals after a SIT. Non-Sam TB charts to Stafford. Instructions re-uploaded with corrected publishing date.

• TB testing in bovines

Instructions updated for Wales' Resolved Standard IR policy (from 01/01/2026). Request for OV/ATTs to advise keepers for APHA's confirmation of additional testing or restrictions lifted before moving animals after a SIT. Non-Sam TB charts to Stafford.

• TB testing in bovines

The TB181 Automatic Animal and Public Health restrictions following disclosure of a Reactor or IR at an official diagnostic TB test in cattle, buffalo or bison has been republished as the version updated on 27 October 2025 could not be downloaded.

• TB181 Automatic Animal and Public Health restrictions following disclosure of a Reactor or IR at an official diagnostic TB test in cattle, buffalo or bison

The TB181 Automatic Animal and Public Health restrictions following disclosure of a Reactor or IR at an official diagnostic TB test in cattle, buffalo or bison has been republished as the version updated on 27 October 2025 could not be downloaded.

• TB181 Automatic Animal and Public Health restrictions following disclosure of a Reactor or IR at an official diagnostic TB test in cattle, buffalo or bison

The TB181 Auto Animal/Public Health restrictions Reactor/IR: TB test has been updated.

• TB181 Automatic Animal and Public Health restrictions following disclosure of a Reactor or IR at an official diagnostic TB test in cattle, buffalo or bison

The TR247 Owners Checklist has been updated.

• TR247 Owners checklist

The TR247(W)(Welsh) Owners checklist Wales - Welsh language has had the title updated to reflect that this document is specific to Wales.

• TR247(W)(Welsh) Owners checklist Wales - Welsh language

The TR247(W) Owners checklist Wales has had the title updated to reflect that this document is specific to Wales.

• TR247(W) Owners checklist Wales

The OV13 Policy for authorisation of Official Veterinarians in GB has been updated.

• OV13 Policy for authorisation of Official Veterinarians in GB

The TB181 Automatic Animal and Public Health restrictions following disclosure of a Reactor or IR at an official diagnostic TB test in cattle, buffalo or bison has been updated.

• TB181 Automatic Animal and Public Health restrictions following disclosure of a Reactor or IR at an official diagnostic TB test in cattle, buffalo or bison

TB testing in bovines:

Updates have been made to the TB testing in bovine instructions regarding the delayed reactor, inconclusive reactor and direct contract removal in Wales. Refer to the change notice on the instructions for details.

• TB testing in bovines

TR15(W) added to Approved Tuberculin Tester work area.

• TR15(W) TB test types and Sam codes: What to use and when - Wales