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Rules on restraining methods, stunning pens, captive bolt, gas and electrical stunning equipment, bleeding animals and shackling and hoisting animals.
What you need standard operating procedures for, the role of animal welfare officers, livestock unit limits and record keeping in slaughterhouses.
Rules for feeding, watering, prioritising, holding animals for slaughter, and the design and layout of a slaughterhouse.
Marketing standards for veal and beef importers, exporters, producers, manufacturers, retailers and distributors.
Labelling rules for businesses in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and retailers in Northern Ireland, for certain agri-food products moved under the Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme.
How to spot African swine fever, what to do if you suspect it and how to stop it spreading.
The rules on bringing food or animal products into Great Britain from abroad: restrictions, types of food and the amount you can bring.
You must batch and label the beef and veal you sell or supply according to specific rules, which vary from product to product.
Requirement to analyse samples from food producing animals for residues of veterinary medicines and prohibited substances.
You must label beef, veal, mince and trimmings according to compulsory rules; extra information must meet food labelling legislation.
Get a breed code to register a cattle, bison or buffalo birth.
How to spot classical swine fever, what to do if you suspect it, and measures to prevent its spread.
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 what information you need to show on products made of or containing meat that you sell to the public.
What you need to do to export or move food, drink and agricultural products.
How to comply with your environmental permit: additional technical guidance for red meat processors.
Current issues relating to imports and exports of animals and animal products.
The UK has contributed £6 million to funds raised by this year’s Red Nose Day appeal.
How to spot chronic wasting disease (CWD), what to do if you suspect it and measures to prevent its spread.
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