Vaccination for other horses to meet movement permit conditions

On 13 December 2007, new movement requirements for horses were agreed nationally and are being implemented in New South Wales. The movements are subject to various conditions to minimise the risk of disease spread. Some movements require the horse to be an approved vaccinate as well as meeting other movement requirements.
A very limited amount of vaccine has been made available to be used on horses which are outside the scope of the department’s previous EI control programs, but which need to be vaccinated in order to meet these movement conditions.

Applications for vaccination will be considered where there is a demonstrated need to move a horse, e.g. for welfare reasons, or, in some circumstances, to attend sales or competitions (where a nomination has already been accepted); for breeding purposes; or for relocation (in the case of, for example, property sales, change of jobs, or horse purchase/sale).
The owner or agent must also be able to meet all other movement requirements, such as pre- and post-movement quarantines and testing.
All applications require the approval of the Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO).
All horses must be microchipped at the time of initial vaccination unless the horse is already microchipped, or is a thoroughbred foal that has not received its stud book microchip.
Vaccination and all associated costs including microchipping will be at the horse owner's expense.
Horse owners or their agents may apply for vaccination through their veterinary practitioner, who must be authorised by the CVO to administer the vaccine. The veterinary practitioner completes the, who will then fax the application form which is faxed, accompanied by supporting documents, to Industry Liaison at SDCHQ on 02 6391 4706. After assessment, the application form will be faxed back to the veterinary practitioner. Vaccine can only be ordered after the CVO has approved the application.
For further information, call Industry Liaison (part of NSW DPI’s EI response team) on 6391 3176 or 6391 3739.