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Natural New Zealand Health & Vitality
These research findings underpin the Code of Practice for the Welfare of Stags during the Removal of Velvet, published by the government's Animal Welfare Advisory Committee. The Code was developed in association with the New Zealand Veterinary Association and animal welfare groups.
The Code of Practice, in turn, forms the basis of a training and certification programme managed by the National Velvetting Standards Body (NVSB).
This programme specifies that in New Zealand, velvet may only be removed by a veterinarian or by a certified farmer who has successfully completed the veterinarian-supervised training programme.
Key points of the NVSB certification programme are:
