General licence for bluetongue serotype 3 (BTV-3) vaccine
Licence conditions of the general licence in England.
Applies to England
You must report your use of the BTV-3 vaccine before vaccinating any animals. It is against the law to use the vaccine without reporting it.
General licence for using inactivated bluetongue 3 vaccine in England
Advisory note for veterinarians
Vets should read the聽Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO)鈥檚 advisory note聽before prescribing any聽BTV-3听惫补肠肠颈苍别.
When you should use this licence
Three BTV-3 vaccines have been permitted for use. Two of these BTV-3 vaccines have been granted a marketing authorisation by the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD), and the third is unauthorised.
You do not need to apply for this general licence, but you must meet its conditions and follow its instructions when vaccinating any animal with the聽BTV-3聽vaccine, including reporting vaccine use.
This general licence only allows vaccination in England. There is a separate聽 and a Northern Ireland have not licensed the use of vaccination for聽BTV-3聽but will keep this position under review.
You can read more about BTV-3 vaccine rules, limitations and permits.
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Updates to this page
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Two BTV-3 vaccines have been granted marketing authorisation by the Veterinary Medicines Directorate. Unauthorised vaccines can continue to be imported into Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) until October 2025. You can continue to use unauthorised vaccines under permit until their expiry date, as long as they were bought on the British market.
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