Guidance

Farm assurance schemes: evidence of vet visits

The farm assurance schemes that meet the requirement for annual vet visits so you can export or move animals and animal products to the EU and Northern Ireland.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 21 October 2022
• Last updated: 9 January 2024
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  1. 9 January 2024

     Added RSPCA Assured to the list of qualifying farm assurance schemes.

  2. 7 December 2023

     Added Laid in Britain to the list of qualifying farm assurance schemes.

  3. 1 November 2023

     Added the Lion Quality and Poultry Health Scheme to the list of qualifying farm assurance schemes. Added guidance on providing evidence for exporting.

  4. 21 October 2022

     First published.

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Qualifying farm assurance schemes

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You can use membership of a qualifying farm assurance scheme as evidence that your farm receives annual health visits from a vet.

Providing evidence for exporting

You need to provide evidence of annual health visits if one or both of the following enter the food chain and may be exported to the EU: 

• livestock you produce 
• animal products derived from your livestock 

The food chain information (FCI) documents for your livestock need to include either a:  

• qualifying farm assurance scheme membership number   
• vet attestation number (VAN) from an annual health and welfare review (known as a pathway visit) or vet attestation visit

Export or move food, drink and agricultural products

Find out how to export or move food, drink and agricultural products.