affected animalmeans a cow which is affected with tuberculosis of the udder or is giving tuberculous milk, or a bovine animal which is affected with tuberculous emaciation, or is excreting or discharging tuberculous material, or is affected with a chronic cough, or shows any other clinical sign of tuberculosis;
animalmeans any kind of mammal except man, but not a bovine animal.
bovine animalmeans domestic cattle of the genus Bos, buffalo and bison;
carcasemeans the carcase of any bovine animal or other farmed or pet mammal.
finishing unitmeans premises where bovine animals are fattened and from where they are sent to slaughter;
open farmmeans a farm which is open for visits by the public or by sections of the public.
reactormeans a bovine animal which produces a reaction to a relevant test which is consistent with its being affected with tuberculosis;
registered right of commonmeans a right to common registered under the Commons Registration Act 1965 or a right of common which is exempt from such registration but which is registered, designated, attached, or otherwise recognised, continued or preserved under and in accordance with any of the New Forest Act 1854, 1949, 1964 and 1970, the Epping Forest Acts 1878 and 1880 or the City of London (Various Powers) Act 1977 or any like right or permission exercised in the Forest of Dean
relevant testmeans a skin test or other diagnostic test for tuberculosis;
skin testmeans a single intradermal comparative cervical tuberculin test for tuberculosis;
suspected animalmeans a bovine animal that is suspected of being affected with tuberculosis, and includes a reactor;
the Actmeans the Animal Health Act 1981;
the Divisional Veterinary Managermeans the veterinary inspector appointed by the Secretary of State to receive information about animals or carcases affected or suspected of being affected with specified diseases, for the area in which the animal or carcase is;
tuberculosismeans infection with Mycobacterium bovis (M.bovis);