Redesigned National BSE Surveillance Program Coming March 7, 2025

The redesigned National BSE surveillance program will come into effect on March 7, 2025.

Samples collected before March 6, 2025, will continue to be processed under the current program, including applicable incentives. Samples collected on or after March 7, 2025, will be processed under the redesigned program, with the updated incentives and procedures in place.

Starting on March 7, 2025, the CFIA’s dedicated BSE surveillance web page will be the source of the latest updates and resources, and will contain the following:

• A direct link to the online questionnaire to determine if a bovine is a candidate for surveillance

• Incentive payments and a link to directly submit an invoice to the CFIA for services provided

• Participation details for bovine veterinarians, cattle producers, necropsy rooms, deadstock collectors and abattoirs 

• A list of laboratories processing BSE samples, with postal addresses 

• Step-by-step sample collection and packaging instructions

• The number of animals tested

Learn more at https://inspection.canada.ca/en/animal-health/terrestrial-animals/diseases/reportable/bovine-spongiform-encephalopathy/enhanced-surveillance