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How food shops, manufacturers, and distributors must dispose of or handle former foodstuffs or food waste.
Current rules for exporting horses and other equines (including ponies and donkeys) from the UK.
Register and manage your access to EHC Online using Government Gateway and your Defra account.
Current issues relating to imports and exports of animals and animal products.
Plant health controls, imports and exports, certification schemes, plant passporting and listed quarantine plant pests.
What you must do to protect the welfare of animals during transport.
What you need to do to export live animals from the UK.
How to spot rabies, what to do if you suspect it and measures to prevent its spread.
What you must do to bring your pet to the UK from Ukraine if you are seeking refuge.
How to register to keep captive schedule 4 birds, when to ring them and when to microchip them.
Find out what documents you need, and records you must keep, to meet animal welfare in transport requirements.
How to register to move animal by-products (ABPs) safely, how they should be moved, and the paperwork you need.
Who to contact if you keep livestock (including as pets) when your registered details change.
Guidance for exporters in EU and non-EU countries on how to complete health certificates to export animals and animal products to Great Britain.
How to spot and report bee pests and diseases.
Find bird flu disease control zones and the rules you must follow in each zone.
Check if you need an Article 10 certificate for commercial use of endangered species on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) list.
Biosecurity and hygiene standards to keep birds safe from bird flu (avian influenza).
Signs that may suggest rabies in bats, what to do if you spot them and measures to prevent exposing yourself to the disease.
Guidance for cattle keepers on the bovine TB surveillance testing intervals for areas in England, Wales and Scotland.
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