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  • Bluetongue Licences

    Topics:
    • Animal Health, Welfare and Trade, 
    • Diseases that affect sheep, 
    • Diseases that affect cattle

    Date published: 9 December 2025

    Bluetongue Licences are available below.

    Documents

    • BTV 46 - General Licence - To move animals within a Restricted Zone (Northern Ireland)Adobe PDF (152.84 KB)
    • BTV 47 - General Licence - For Germinal Products to be moved or intended to be moved to Great BritainAdobe PDF (179.34 KB)
    • General Licence for a Private Veterinary Practitioner to obtain store and prescribe Bluetongue (BTV-3) Inactivated VaccineAdobe PDF (156.53 KB)
    • General Licence for a Livestock Keeper to obtain and use Bluetongue (BTV-3) Inactivated VaccineAdobe PDF (158.58 KB)
    • Bluetongue (BTV-3) Vaccination Further Information - 15 April 2026Adobe PDF (187.73 KB)

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