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If you’re responsible for a farm animal you must make sure that you care for it properly.
How to keep beef cattle and dairy cows on a farm, including your responsibilities for their food and housing.
How to keep farmed sheep, and your responsibilities for their health, housing and feed.
Advice and guidance on protecting animal welfare.
Code of recommendations and guidance for laying hens, meat chickens, ducks, turkeys and other birds bred on farms.
How to keep farmed goats, and your responsibilities for their health, housing and feed.
Laws and regulations protecting farm animals at shows and markets, including the suitability of pens, cages or hutches
How to keep farmed deer healthy and your responsibilities for deer health, housing and handling.
Guidance and legislation covering pet welfare and animal cruelty.
Rules for feeding, watering, prioritising, holding animals for slaughter, and the design and layout of a slaughterhouse.
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