Dr. Damien Barrett:

No. A cow is an animal that is defined as having calved. It does not apply to a pregnant heifer. We do not yet have plans to put phase 2 into action because we want to see how phase 1 works out. On moving the test forward or backwards, there are no limits to bringing the test forward if the farmer wishes to. We will give people a once-off dispensation to push the test back by up to three months.