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.
Applies to England
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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:
Updates to this page
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Updated page to add herd details required. Moved vet templates to another page.
Update history
2026-01-22 10:00
Updated ‘Vets: testing pigs for animal health and welfare review’ to include guidance on blood sampling.
2025-08-27 10:00
Updates to the method of reporting PRRS status. Revised headings for the vet template section.
2025-06-26 10:00
Updated page to add herd details required. Moved vet templates to another page.
2025-02-06 12:18
Update to the title to correct the service name
2025-01-10 14:13
Information added to clarify the differences on testing on unvaccinated and vaccinated pigs.
2024-10-10 13:25
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.
2024-06-19 10:00
First published.