Guidance

Report your use of the bluetongue serotype 3 (BTV-3) vaccine

Livestock keepers must use this service to report using the BTV-3 vaccine in England, Scotland and Wales.

From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
PublishedPublished:
20 March 2025
Last updatedupdated:
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15 JulySeptember 2025 2026 — See all updates

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

You must report your use of the BTV-3 vaccine. It is against the law to use the vaccine without reporting it.

Before you report

To use this service, you’ll need the: 

  • County Parish Holding (CPH) number for the location where the vaccinated animals are registered 
  • address of the holding where the animals are registered 
  • batch numbers of the vaccines administered to the animals 

It’s optional to include the official unique identifiers offor anyeach animalsanimal you have vaccinated vaccinated. If you do, you’ll be able to use your report for your personal records.

Submit a BTV-3 animal vaccination report  

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Once you’ve reported use of the BTV-3  vaccine using this service, you cannot view or change your answers. 

Advisory note for veterinarians 

Veterinarians in England, Wales and Scotland should read the relevant advisory note for their country before prescribing any BTV-3 vaccine:

Get help 

For help with this form, email btv3vaccine@defra.gov.uk 

Updates to this page

Published 20 March 2025
Last updated 3115 JulySeptember 20252026 href="#full-history">+— show Show all updates

  2. Added new link to bluetongue vaccination form on start button as previous one was linking to old form.

  3. Livestock keepers in England, Scotland and Wales must use this service to report using the BTV-3 vaccine. Added a link to the separate process for livestock keepers in Northern Ireland.

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