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.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 20 March 2025
• Last updated: 25 September 2026
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  1. 25 September 2026

     Keepers in Scotland should report BTV-3 vaccination for cattle, sheep and goats using the Scottish Livestock Electronic Identification (ScotEID) website.

  2. 15 September 2026

     You must report your use of the BTV-3 vaccine within 3 days of vaccinating any animals, instead of 48 hours. It's now optional to report the unique identifiers for each animal you've vaccinated.

  3. 4 August 2026

     Added new link to bluetongue vaccination form on start button as previous one was linking to old form.

  4. 31 July 2025

     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.

  5. 4 June 2025

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

  6. 20 March 2025

     First published.

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

• Guidance for Northern Ireland

You must report your use of the BTV-3 vaccine. It is against the law to use the vaccine without reporting it.

This service is for livestock keepers to report use of the BTV-3 vaccine. There’s a different service for veterinarians to report prescription of the BTV-3 vaccine.

Before you report

To use this service, you’ll need the: 

• County Parish Holding (CPH) number for the location where the vaccinated animals are registered 
• address of the holding where the animals are registered 
• batch numbers of the vaccines administered to the animals 

It’s optional to include the official unique identifiers for each animal you have vaccinated. If you do, you’ll be able to use your report for your personal records.

Keepers in Scotland should report BTV-3 vaccinations for cattle, sheep and goats on ScotEID instead.

Submit a BTV-3 animal vaccination report  

Once you’ve reported use of the BTV-3  vaccine using this service, you cannot view or change your answers.