Since 1 July 2021, cattle from Approved Finishing Units (AFUs) in Wales and England and Approved Finishing Units (Enhanced) with grazing (AFUEs) in England will be allowed to move under licence to, and be sold at Approved TB Dedicated Sales (“Orange Markets”) in England and Wales.  Unsold cattle from an AFU in Wales can be returned from a TB Dedicated sale to an AFU.

An unsold animal returning from a TB Dedicated Sale to an AFU does not count as a move for these purposes.

Animals that have already moved into an AFU in Wales from an AFU, or an AFUE, can be moved under licence to a TB Dedicated Sale, but a licence condition will be that they can then only be sold at the TB Dedicated Sale for slaughter, or to an AFU / AFUE in England. This condition is not yet included in the licence, but in the interim period until the licence is updated, the licence can still be issued to AFU operators in Wales.

Further guidance will be updated and available on the Welsh Government website and TB hub.