Form

Licensed finishing units for cattle: application

Forms to register a licensed finishing unit (LFU) in England and Wales for cattle from officially TB free herds.

From:
Animal and Plant Health Agency
Published
30 November 2015
Last updated
19 June 2023 — See all updates

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

Application for a licensed finishing unit

Ref: TB188

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Terms and conditions of the approval and operation of a licensed finishing unit (England)

Ref: TR429

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Terms and conditions of the approval and operation of a licensed finishing unit (Wales)

Ref: TR429w

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Details

Apply to get a licensed finishing unit (LFU) approved in England or Wales.

An LFU is a type of TB unit which can only be located in the low risk area (LRA) of England or the low TB area of Wales.

You can finish negative-testing cattle from multiple officially TB free (OTF) herds from any area of England, Scotland and Wales.

Cattle at LFUs are:

  • permanently under movement restrictions
  • housed under biosecure conditions

Before cattle move to an LFU, they must comply with statutory pre-movement testing requirements.

There are separate conditions of approval and guidance for LFUs in England and Wales.

For LFUs in England:

  • cattle can only move from LFUs direct to slaughter or to slaughter through an approved TB gathering (market or collection) in England
  • cattle cannot move through an approved TB slaughter gathering in Wales
  • TB testing is not required for cattle in LFUs but the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) can test in exceptional circumstances
  • cattle moved from annual or more frequent TB testing herds will need a post-movement test only if a required pre-movement test has not been carried out 60 days before moving to the LFU

For LFUs in Wales:

  • LFUs provide exemption from post-movement testing of cattle moving to a finishing unit in the low TB area of Wales
  • cattle can only move from LFUs direct to slaughter or to slaughter through an approved TB gathering (market or collection) in England or Wales
  • cattle in LFUs must be tested every 6 months
  • any animal without a statutory pre-movement test, when it is required in the 60 days before moving into an LFU in Wales, will need additional testing
Published 30 November 2015
Last updated 19 June 2023 + show all updates

  1. Welsh language version of the page and Welsh language form TR188 has been added.

  2. The terms and conditions of the approval and operation of a licensed finishing unit (England) and terms and conditions of the approval and operation of a licensed finishing unit (Wales) have been updated.

  3. A new TB Order came into force in England on 1 October 2021. Updated the TB188 form, application for a licensed finishing unit.

  4. Terms and conditions of the approval and operation of a licensed finishing unit (England) updated

  5. Updated TR429 document

  6. Data protection statement updated on form

  7. Updated Terms and conditions of the approval and operation of a licensed finishing unit (Wales)

  8. Added details for LFUs in Wales.

  9. Updated Terms and conditions of the approval and operation of a licensed finishing unit

  10. First published.

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