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NVSB The National Velvetting Standards Body (NVSB) administers a training and certification programme for the removal of velvet based on a Code of Practice. The programme is approved under the 1997 Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Act (ACVM) and endorsed by the National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee. The NZDFA and the NZVA each appoint two representatives to the NVSB, and the programme is managed by Deer Industry New Zealand. There are approximately 1,300 farmers certificated under the programme, which is audited annually. Members New Zealand Veterinary Association Andrew Conway, Nelson Ian Scott, Waikato New Zealand Deer Farmers’ Association John Spiers, Hawkes Bay David Stevens, Southland
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