The present Ordinance implements the Federal Animal Disease Act in its consolidated version of 22 June 2004 (BGBl. I p. 1260). In particular, the Ordinance lays down provisions relating to the protection of cattle against bovine herpes virus type 1. Article 1 establishes that animals not being free of BHV1 shall not be allowed to pasture on open ground. If an animal keeper discovers the disease among his herd, he shall arrange a vaccination without delay. The text consists of 5 articles.
Germany · 2005-03-11