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Know which licence or certificate you must have to restrain, stun or kill animals which are not for human consumption, and how to carry out these operations.
How to legally kill your own poultry, cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, rabbits and hares to eat at home.
If you’re responsible for a farm animal you must make sure that you care for it properly.
Code of recommendations and guidance for laying hens, meat chickens, ducks, turkeys and other birds bred on farms.
When and how to take samples from breeding chickens for the salmonella national control programme (NCP), and what happens if a flock tests positive.
Rules you need to follow to export cattle, pigs, sheep, goats and poultry.
UK poultry statistics.
Guidance on the main diseases that affect cattle, disease prevention and legal controls in place to protect cattle health.
Get a breed code to register a cattle, bison or buffalo birth.
Marketing standards for poultry meat producers, manufacturers, retailers and distributors.
How to manage the health and welfare of poultry during transport, at market and during slaughter.
How to prevent the introduction and spread of animal and bird disease by following good hygiene and biosecurity standards.
When and how to take samples for the salmonella national control programme (NCP) if you’re an egg producer, and what happens if a laying flock tests positive.
Find out about compensation arrangements for animals culled by the government as part of certain disease control strategies.
Know how to stun or kill poultry, rabbits and hares on small-scale farms.
This article reports on evidence from 3 years of data on the return on cows and buffalos in the district of Anantapur
Information for poultry farmers about inspections the Animal and Plant Health Agency carries out on their facilities, operating procedures and records.
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