Department of Agriculture & Food

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD & THE MARINE ER 83 BOVINE TB AND BRUCELLOSIS ERADICATION SCHEMES

IMPORTANT DOCUMENT - DAIRY HERDOWNERS

NOTE: Failure to return this form prior to the commencement of any herd test* may have implications for the amount of compensation payable

PURPOSE: DECLARATION OF BEEF BREED SUCKLER COWS IN DAIRY HERDS TO BE EXCLUDED FROM THE CALCULATION OF NOTIONAL MILK YIELD FOR DETERMINATION OF COMPENSATION UNDER THE ERAD SCHEMES IN THE EVENT OF A DISEASE BREAKDOWN (i) The onus is on a herdowner to acquire a declaration form and to submit it to the Regional Veterinary Office (RVO).

(ii) A declaration must be received at the RVO prior to the commencement date of any test, including a private test. If sent by post, a certificate of posting should be retained.

(iii) Declarations received at the RVO on or after any test commencement date are deemed inadmissible.

(iv) A declaration is optional and may be submitted only in respect of tagged beef breed suckler cows in clear herds.

(v) A false declaration will result in disqualification for compensation in respect of all dairy cow/in-calf heifer reactors. Note: (a) Any herd producing milk for sale is designated a dairy herd, notwithstanding that sucklers may be present. (b) A suckler cow cannot be declared in two dairy herds in a 12 month period.

*Form ER83 cannot be submitted if the herd has already disclosed reactors in a current breakdown e.g. before a reactor retest. SUCKLER COWS SUCKLER COWS DATE OF ENTRY DATE OF ENTRY TAG NO TO SUCKLER BREED TAG NO TO SUCKLER BREED HERD HERD

DECLARATION

I declare that the ______(insert no.) tagged cows listed on this form (a) comply with the definition of suckler cow set out at (ii) above; (b) comprise the suckler enterprise in my herd; (c) each cow is present in the herd for at least two months and (d) no milk from the suckler cows is supplied for sale. I request that these cows be excluded from the calculation of the notional milk yield of my dairy cow herd. I understand that (i) these cows cannot subsequently be designated in my dairy herd as milking cows and (ii) these cows, if determined as reactor animals, will be regarded as suckler cows for the purpose of determining compensation under the ERAD Schemes.

Signed: ______RVO DATE STAMP Date: ______Herd Number: ______Address: ______