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Calculate the annual nitrogen and phosphorus emissions from your livestock. Report the data to the Environment Agency.
How to import or move live animals and germinal products from the EU to Great Britain.
What you must record in a holding register (also called a flock or herd record), when to update it and what to use.
The signs of bluetongue virus, how you must report it and what happens when you do.
Services provided and contact details for Veterinary Investigation Centres (VICs) and surveillance pathology partners in England and Wales.
Service for Marketing Authorisation Holders, Manufacturers and Wholesalers.
Print a template holding register to record sheep and goat tags, movements and deaths.
Use this service to apply for a temporary land association (TLA) or temporary county parish holding (tCPH) number. This is needed when you temporarily keep livestock on someone else's land.
Apply for a specific licence for any movement or activity in a bird flu (avian influenza) disease zone not covered by a general licence.
A list of organisations in England, Scotland and Wales that inspect and certify animals and animal products for export. The list does not include every certifier.
How to apply for, correct or replace a cattle passport and what to do if you miss the application deadline or it has not arrived.
What cattle keepers must record and report when they move cattle, bison or buffalo and the deadlines.
When and how to identify your lambs and sheep with tags.
What a movement is, who needs to report moves, and how to prepare to move sheep and goats.
This is the Hub for all the Veterinary Medicines Directorate's communications on current and future regulatory changes.
What livestock keepers must do when they intend to use someone else's land or buildings temporarily.
How to prevent the introduction and spread of animal disease by following good hygiene and biosecurity standards.
How to apply for a licence, when you need a licence, fees, licence conditions and records you must keep.
How to report pig movements, including how to use electronic animal movement licensing (eAML2).
Sheep and goat owners and keepers must follow the conditions of this licence when they move sheep or goats.
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