Department
for Environment
Food & Rural Affairs

Rural Payments
Agency

Guidance

Recommended laboratories to test for bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) in cattle

Published 22 June 2023

Applies to England

The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) recommends that vets send samples to a laboratory on this list.

These laboratories meet one or more of the following specifications:

• ISO/IEC 17025 accredited
• UKAS accredited (UK accredited) for BVD testing

A farmer will not be eligible for funding unless samples are tested at a laboratory that meets at least one of these specifications.

If you have a question about laboratories used for review testing, or want to be added to this list, contact the RPA by email or phone.

• Email: ruralpayments@defra.gov.uk
•  
• Telephone: 03000 200 301
• Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5pm, except bank holidays

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Agri-food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI)

BVD Testing
AFBI Stormont
Veterinary Sciences Division
Stoney Road
Stormont
Belfast
BT4 3SD

Telephone: 02890 525 649

Email: bvd.testing@afbini.gov.uk

APHA Penrith Veterinary Investigation Centre

Merrythought
Calthwaite
Penrith
Cumbria
CA11 9RR

Telephone: 03000 600012

Email: penrith@apha.gov.uk

APHA Scientific

Woodham Lane
New Haw
Addlestone
KT15 3NB

Telephone: 03000 600001

Email: aphascientific@apha.gov.uk

APHA Starcross Veterinary Investigation Centre

Staplake Mount
Starcross
Devon
EX6 8PE

Telephone: 03000 600020

Email: starcross@apha.gov.uk

Axiom Veterinary Laboratories Ltd

Manor House
Brunel Rd
Newton Abbot
TQ12 4PB

Telephone: 01626 355655

Email: admin@axiomvetlab.co.uk

Biobest Laboratories

6 Charles Darwin House
The Edinburgh Technopole
Milton Bridge
EH26 0PY

Telephone: 0131 440 26 28

Email: enquiry@biobest.co.uk

Cattle Information Service

Speir House
Stafford Park 1
Telford
Shropshire
TF3 3BD

Telephone: 01923 695319

Email: info@thecis.co.uk

FarmLab Diagnostics

Emlagh Lodge
Elphin
Co Roscommon
F45 VW89

Telephone: 071 963 0792

Email: info@farmlab.ie

National Milk Laboratories (NML)

Hillington Facility
32 Kelvin Avenue
Hillington Park
Glasgow
G52 4LT

Wolverhampton Facility (including transport)
Laches Close
Calibre Business Park
Four Ashes
Wolverhampton
WV10 7DZ

Telephone: 01902 749920

Email: milk@nmrp.com

Web: www.nmr.co.uk

SRUC Veterinary Services

Health Schemes
Greycrook
St Boswells
Roxburghshire
TD6 0EQ

Telephone: 01835 822456

Email: pchs1@btconnect.com

Wales Veterinary Science Centre

Buarth
Aberystwyth
Ceredigion
SY23 1ND

Telephone: 01970 612374

Contact form: www.wvsc.wales/#contact

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