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Find out when you must use a Defra-approved disinfectant, which product to use, and in what concentration.
Form for a manufacturing company to apply for Defra approval of a disinfectant to be used in the event of an animal disease outbreak.
Check for listed disinfectants for aquaculture; or apply to have your product listed.
Find out about the process and costs to apply for Defra disinfectant approval.
How to clean and disinfect after an animal disease outbreak and store and dispose of the washwater.
Tell the Environment Agency how you'll dispose of cleaning and disinfection washwater after an animal disease outbreak, for example, salmonella.
Guidance on decontamination and infection control, including surgical instruments, dental equipment, endoscopes and benchtop steam sterilizers.
How to prevent the introduction and spread of animal and bird disease by following good hygiene and biosecurity standards.
Legal terms for veterinary medicines, marketing of non-medicinal products including medicinal words and phrases, how to complain.
The unit is a specialist in aerobiology, biocontainment and biosafety. The unit provides government departments and the commercial sector with expertise, advice and consultancy.
When and how to take samples for the salmonella national control programme (NCP) if you breed turkeys, and what happens if a flock tests positive.
How to reduce the risk of disease from your animal feed storage units.
Get help to classify pharmaceutical products used to treat or prevent diseases or ailments (in humans or animals), including comparators used in clinical trials and placebos.
Information on Biosecurity Measures Plans, their importance, and why they are a requirement of Authorisation. Use this page to access standardised BMP modules.
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