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Apply online to export sheep and goats to breed to the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Preliminary and updated outbreak assessments for sheep and goat pox in Europe since September 2022.
How sheep and goat ear tag manufacturers and suppliers get a welfare assessment of ear tags, and what’s required in the assessment.
How to register to become an ear tag manufacturer or supplier, and get new or modified ear tags approved.
General licence for the movement of cattle, pigs, sheep, goats and deer
A joint descriptive report on the statutory disease surveillance of scrapie in sheep and goats in Great Britain.
Find out about new tariff quotas for sheep meat and goat meat from Iceland which apply from 1 September 2018 and amend Combined Nomenclature codes.
How ear tag manufacturers and suppliers must get sheep and goat ear tags tested to meet Publicly Available Specifications (PAS) 66:2019.
Use this form to provide feedback on eartags you use to identify your sheep and goats.
Advice to give pregnant women on infections that can be transmitted via contact with animals that are or have recently given birth.
Apply online to export sheep and goats for breeding, production or fattening to Northern Ireland.
Manufacturers and suppliers of ear tags for sheep and goats must follow this code of practice.
If you’re responsible for a farm animal you must make sure that you care for it properly.
How to spot goat plague, which is also known as peste des petits ruminants, what to do if you suspect it and measures to prevent its spread.
How to spot scrapie, what to do if you suspect it and measures to prevent its spread.
When and how to identify your kids and goats with tags.
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