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The prohibitions and restrictions on the import of animal furs and skins into the UK and the export of salmon and trout.
Current issues relating to imports and exports of animals and animal products.
How to import animals and animal products to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man from non-EU countries.
Licences and authorisations to import genetic material, research and diagnostic samples, trade samples and display items, and some live animals and animal products.
Find out about exporting products of animal origin (POAO) such as meat, dairy and fish, live animals, plants and plant products.
Collection of guidance for exporting and moving live animals and animal products.
Check the veterinary product information database to find out if a medicine is safe to use on your pet or has been removed from sale
Guidance on Animal Test Certificates (ATCs) required to carry out the field trial of a veterinary medicine in animals (clinical trial) in 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.
Technical advice and guidance for licence holders.
Check if a country or territory is approved to export animals and animal products to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales).
Collection of guidance for importing live animals and animal products.
We work to safeguard animal and plant health for the benefit of people, the environment and the economy. APHA is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs , the Welsh Government , and The...
The carnivores you can feed, when your site must be registered, authorised, or recognised, and the animal by-products you can use.
This series brings together all documents relating to Animals in science statistics
The Human Animal Infections and Risk Surveillance (HAIRS) group identifies and assesses emerging infection risks to human health.
Exporters of groups of products of animal origin (POAO) to the EU and Northern Ireland can join the groupage export facilitation scheme (GEFS) to use 30-day support attestations.
Animal Health was a UK government executive agency primarily responsible for ensuring that farmed animals in Great Britain were healthy, disease-free and well looked after. It was merged with the Veterinary Laboratory Agency in 2011 to form the Animal Health...
What you need to do if you find, own or look after a listed invasive non-native (alien) animal in England and Wales.
Check the tariff classification for animal beds.
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