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Notification of animal diseases is required so that the authority responsible for animal disease control can initiate the necessary measures. This serves the prevention and control of animal diseases.

As a private or commercial animal owner, you are obliged to report certain animal diseases. A list of notifiable epizootics can be found on the overview page on "Epizootics" of the Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection. However, it is not only the outbreak (i.e. the detection of the disease by a veterinarian) that must be reported, but also the mere suspicion of an outbreak.

If you suspect that an animal disease may have broken out, report this immediately by telephone or in person to the responsible veterinary office in your district or city.

The following information is helpful:

• What disease is suspected or what are the symptoms?
• Type, number and location of the animals
• owner of the animals
• possibly affected neighboring herds
• Have measures already been taken? If yes, which ones?
• Have any animals been bought or sold?

In addition, you must immediately take all possible measures to prevent the spread of the disease (for example, separate "suspicious" animals from the others, make sure that no animals leave the site).

After notification, the suspicion is investigated by the competent veterinary office. If it is indeed an animal disease, the necessary countermeasures (e.g. emergency slaughter, quarantine) are taken in the individual case.

No documentation is required to report a suspected animal disease.

There are no requirements to report a suspected animal disease.

There are no fees to pay.

The transmission of the suspicion of an animal disease can be made by telephone, informally in writing, by e-mail or fax to the locally competent veterinary and food control office.

After notification of a suspected animal disease, the competent authority takes the necessary measures to confirm or dispel the suspicion and, if necessary, to control the animal disease identified.

A suspected animal disease report will be followed up immediately.

The notification to the competent authority must be made without delay.

Notice:
According to the Animal Diseases Act, compensation can be granted by the Animal Diseases Fund for animal losses caused by animal diseases. However, this is subject to the condition that the notification of the epidemic was made without delay.

No appeals are required.

Notification of animal diseases is required so that the authority responsible for animal disease control can initiate the necessary measures. This serves the prevention and control of animal diseases.

The responsible office is the veterinary and food control office of your county or city.