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April 21, 2021
Source: site Het Schaap.
As of today, sheep farmers are no longer allowed to allow visitors into a barn where ewes are lambing. That is a new rule that is the result of European legislation and has to do with Q fever.
Only sheep farmer, staff and commercial visitors, such as a veterinarian, are allowed to enter the barn during lambing time. For all other visitors, the sheep farmer must ensure that they cannot enter the stable.
Other general Q fever obligations remain as they were: cover manure in an airtight manner for 30 days after removal from the barn and keep manure records, plus the mandatory notification to NVWA if lamb mortality is higher than normal.
The closing obligation for stables during the lambing season is the result of the new European animal health regulation that also takes effect in the Netherlands today (21 April). For an explanation of the new European regulation, there is a handy explanation per animal species.
The act is intended to be able to tackle animal diseases internationally. The scheme will be transposed into Dutch law. An internet consultation will run until tomorrow for this. As a result, changes may follow later.
The new regulations may also have consequences for sheep I&R, among other things. Trade magazine Het Schaap has asked the Ministry of Agriculture questions about this. Based on the answers, this message can be supplemented, changed or a new message will follow.
