- bovine animal
means an animal of the species of ungulates belonging to the genera Bison, Bos (including the subgenera Bos, Bibos, Novibos, Poephagus) and Bubalus (including the subgenus Anoa) and the offspring of crossings of those species;
- camelid animal
means an animal of the species of ungulates belonging to the family Camelidae listed in Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2016/429;
- caprine animal
means an animal of the species of ungulates belonging to the genus Capra and the offspring of crossings of those species;
- category A disease
means a listed disease that does not normally occur in the Union and for which immediate eradication measures must be taken as soon as it is detected, as referred to in Article 9(1), point (a), of Regulation (EU) 2016/429;
- category B disease
means a listed disease which must be controlled in all Member States with the goal of eradicating it throughout the Union, as referred to in Article 9(1), point (b), of Regulation (EU) 2016/429;
- confirmed outbreak
means an outbreak confirmed in accordance with Article 9(2), (3) and (4) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/689;
- day-old chicks
means all poultry less than 72 hours old.
- emergency protective vaccination
means a vaccination strategy implemented by the competent authority in kept terrestrial animals for the prevention and control of category A diseases in accordance with Article 7(1), point (a)(ii);
- emergency suppressive vaccination
means a vaccination strategy implemented by the competent authority in kept terrestrial animals for the prevention and control of category A diseases in accordance with Article 7(1), point (a)(i);
- emergency vaccination in wild terrestrial animals
means a vaccination strategy implemented by the competent authority in wild terrestrial animals for the prevention and control of category A diseases in accordance with Article 7(1), point (a)(iii);
- flock
means all poultry or captive birds of the same health status kept in the same enclosure and sharing the same airspace.
- ovine animal
means an animal of the species of ungulates belonging to the genus Ovis and the offspring of crossings of those species;
- peri-vaccination zone
means a zone, surrounding the vaccination zone, where vaccination for the purpose of preventing and controlling category A diseases is not allowed and where reinforced surveillance is implemented to detect those diseases.
- porcine animal
means an animal of the species of ungulates belonging to the family Suidae listed in Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2016/429;
- preventive vaccination
means a vaccination strategy implemented by the competent authority for the prevention and control of category A diseases in accordance with Article 7(1), point (b);
- protection zone
means a protection zone as established on the basis of Article 21(1), point (a), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687;
- surveillance zone
means a surveillance zone as established on the basis of Article 21(1), point (b), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687;
- vaccination zone
means a zone in which a vaccine is administered to listed species to prevent and control category A diseases;
- waiting period
means the necessary period of time required to demonstrate the absence of the category A disease after emergency protective vaccination against the disease has been carried out in a vaccination zone;