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.

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鈥檒l need the:听

  • County Parish Holding (CPH) number for the location where the vaccinated animals are registered听
  • address of the holding where the animals are registered听
  • batch numbers of the vaccines administered to the animals听
  • official unique identifiers of any animals you have vaccinated

Submit a BTV-3 animal vaccination report听听

Once you鈥檝e reported use of the BTV-3鈥 vaccine using this service, you cannot view or change your answers.听

Advisory note for veterinarians听

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

Get help听

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

Updates to this page

Published 20 March 2025
Last updated 31 July 2025 show all updates
  1. 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.

  2. We have added a link to the Scottish Government's advisory note for veterinarians prescribing the BTV-3 inactivated vaccine.

  3. First published.

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