Bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD)

ScotEID, the BVD database and helpline

BVD database

The BVD database is a critical component the BVD eradication scheme, and has been developed as part of the wider ScotEID livestock traceability project. Approved laboratories upload all BVD results from cattle that are tested for BVD in Scotland.

Information from the database allows us to build a national picture of BVD prevalence and provides the industry with the data required to help drive market forces and allow keepers to buy with confidence.

The database provides farmers with a facility to view the results for their own herd and for individual animals that have been tested.  Limited access is available for vets, livestock markets, approved laboratories, Local Authorities and APHA.   

The database can be accessed through the ScotEID website.

BVD helpline

The helpline is available from 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday, except for New Year’s day, Christmas Day and Boxing Day. 

Helpline access is free of charge, calls are charged at the standard basic rate. 

Helpline staff can advise on how to comply with the BVD eradication scheme, can help with individual access to the BVD database and talk through individual herd records with the relevant keeper. 

The helpline cannot provide veterinary advice or disclose third party information. 

The helpline can be contacted by phone: 01466 794323 or email: help@scoteid.com.