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How to report and record pig movements and when to follow the standstill rule.
How and when to identify pigs (livestock and pets) with ear tags, ear tattoos or slap marks so they can be traced.
How to keep and breed pigs, and your responsibilities for housing, feeding and looking after them.
Find out what you must do before you get a pet pig, how to register as a keeper and get a pig walking licence and what you can feed pet pigs.
Review of the 2011 Pigs (Records, Identification and Movement) Order after 5 years.
The rules you must follow to ensure pigs can be traced to prevent and contain disease.
How to report pig movements using the electronic animal movement licensing (eAML2) service.
Farm Animal Welfare Council review of the welfare implications for pigs kept in outdoor systems.
Monthly UK statistics on the number of cattle, sheep and pigs slaughtered.
How to report pig movements, including how to use electronic animal movement licensing (eAML2).
The signs of swine vesicular disease, what to do if you suspect it in your animals and measures to prevent its spread.
How pig keepers can spot porcine epidemic diarrhoea (PED) and what to do if you suspect it.
Number of pigs in England, including analysis of pigs overdue movement/slaughter and number of pigs culled as a result of any back log on farms.
This study evaluated 2 domestic pig populations to characterize the genetic diversity, breed composition and admixture of the pigs
Pig owners and keepers must follow the conditions of this licence when they move pigs.
General licence for the movement of cattle, pigs, sheep, goats and deer
How to spot African swine fever, what to do if you suspect it and how to stop it spreading.
Competent authorities of exporting countries should use the relevant model health certificate as a template to create a version exporters can apply for to export live pigs to Great Britain, the Channel Islands or Isle of Man.
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