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Pigs: testing required for an animal health and welfare review and endemic disease follow-up

Find out about sampling, testing and laboratory requirements for pigs in reviews and follow-ups.

Updates to this page

From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Rural Payments Agency
Published:
19 June 2024
Last updated:
22 January 2026
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  1. Updated 'Vets: testing pigs for animal health and welfare review' to include guidance on blood sampling.

  2. Updates to the method of reporting PRRS status. Revised headings for the vet template section.

  3. Updated page to add herd details required. Moved vet templates to another page.

  4. Update to the title to correct the service name

  5. Information added to clarify the differences on testing on unvaccinated and vaccinated pigs.

  6. Vets: laboratory requirements for pigs: updated to add detailed information about the tests required. Laboratory information updated. Vets: testing pigs for animal health and welfare review: updated to add detailed information about the tests required. Vets: testing pigs for endemic disease follow-up: AHDB Medicine Hub information removed.

  7. First published.

Applies to England

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Vets: testing pigs for animal health and welfare review

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Vets: testing pigs for endemic disease follow-up

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Vets: laboratory requirements for pigs

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A vet, or a team chosen by a vet, can do the testing and assessment. If the farmer is a vet, they must use another vet and should not do the visit themselves.

The farmer will not be eligible for funding unless their vet follows the guidance on:

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