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What a movement is, who needs to report moves, and how to prepare to move sheep and goats.
What you need to do when sheep and goats pass through your premises, including updating your holding register and reporting movements.
How to report sheep and goat movements to the Livestock Information Service.
What you need to do to export live animals from the UK.
Rules to follow if you’re moving animals or animal products from one country to another and transiting through Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), known as ‘landbridge’ movements.
What cattle keepers must record and report when they move cattle, bison or buffalo and the deadlines.
A checklist for performing artists, creatives, management and production staff in the performing arts touring in an EU country, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein.
How to report deer movements to the Livestock Information Service, including imports and exports.
What a cattle movement is, what you need to do before you move cattle, and when you must not move cattle.
What you need to do to get goods through customs if you’re using a UK port which uses the Goods Vehicle Movement Service.
General licence for the movement of cattle, pigs, sheep, goats and deer
What you must record in a holding register (also called a flock or herd record), when to update it and what to use.
Annual statistics relating to scientific procedures performed on living animals in accordance with the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986.
Improving Lives: Helping Workless Families indicator data and evidence base tracking progress to tackle disadvantages affecting families’ and children’s outcomes.
Advice and guidance on the health needs of migrant patients for healthcare practitioners.
You must get a movement licence for animals that have been refused a passport, animals born before 1 August 1996 and unregistered calves.
Check the availability of the Goods Vehicle Movement Service (GVMS) and get information on any issues.
An industry analysis of those who have joined and left work, as well as those who have remained employed and moved within the labour market. Data from the 2-quarter longitudinal Labour Force Survey (LFS), and Annual Survey of Hours and...
What you must do when sheep and goats arrive for slaughter, including identification checks, and recording and reporting movements.
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