Official Controls Qualification
(Veterinary) OCQ(V)

The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) are providing instructions for Official Veterinarians (OVs) to use when performing their official duties for the agency. Instructions are currently available for the following work areas:

• Anthrax
• Approved Blood Samplers
• Approved Tuberculin Testers
• Avian Influenza
• Bluetongue
• Brucellosis
• Essential skills
• Exports
• Imports from Ukraine
• OV TB testing audit
• Sheep Scab
• TB testing in bovines
• TB testing in camelids
• TB testing in deer
• TB testing in goats
• TB testing in pigs
• TB testing in sheep

Documents which have 'Restricted' against them have sensitive information within them and must only be accessed by authorised users. OVs will be asked to log in to the Improve International website to view these items.

Notification of updates

To receive updates of changes to the instructions or forms, please follow us on APHA (@APHAgovuk) / X.

Feedback

If you would like to provide feedback on the OV instructions please send an email to us at aphaovinstructions@apha.gov.uk.