4—Meaning of veterinary treatment
(1) For the purposes
of paragraph (d) of the definition of
"veterinary treatment" in section 3(1) of the Act, the following are
prescribed artificial breeding procedures:
(a)
laparoscopic artificial insemination;
(b)
laparoscopic transfer of embryos.
(2) The following are
excluded from the ambit of the definition of
"veterinary treatment" in section 3(1) of the Act:
(a) the
deworming of an animal other than by intranasal oesophageal tube;
(b) the
performance of the Mules operation on sheep;
(c) the
dehorning of cattle or sheep if the animal is less than 6 months of age;
(d) the
castration of cattle, sheep or pigs if the animal is less than 3 months of
age;
(e) the
tailing of lambs that are less than 3 months of age;
(f) the
treatment of an animal for ectoparasites;
(g) the
treatment of footrot in sheep or goats by foot-paring or foot-bathing;
(h) the
vaccination of livestock;
Note—
The Livestock Act 1997 contains provisions regulating the supply and use
of vaccines.
(i)
the diagnosis of pregnancy of an animal by ultrasound or
by testing of blood or milk (other than the diagnosis of pregnancy of a horse
by ultrasound);
(j)
equine dentistry other than restricted equine dentistry.