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General licence to move from premises and spread poultry litter, manure and slurry in a protection or surveillance zone in England and Wales.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing live birds, poultry or poultry products to Great Britain.
Guidance for vets on canine brucellosis from the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing live or genetic material of dogs, cats or ferrets to Great Britain.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing fats that are not for human consumption to Great Britain.
How to set up a Government Gateway account and use Sam as an Official Veterinarian or practice staff.
Guidance for cattle keepers in Scotland and Wales on why cattle are tested for bovine TB, how the tests are done and how to prepare for the tests.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when carrying out veterinary checks on live animals being imported to Great Britain.
Find out when you can apply ash, shellfish shells and eggshells to land as fertiliser without processing.
How to get trained to set cage traps for, vaccinate and mark badgers.
How to spot contagious epididymitis, what to do if you suspect it and measures to prevent its spread.
How to spot contagious equine metritis, what to do if you suspect it and measures to prevent its spread.
How to spot equine infectious anaemia, what to do if you suspect it and measures to prevent its spread.
Guidance on the handling of slurry and manure to help reduce the spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria.
How pig keepers can spot porcine epidemic diarrhoea (PED) and what to do if you suspect it.
How to process manure, guano or digestive tract content for sale as a fertiliser in the EU, including how to propose a new treatment method.
Find out when and how to take samples, and what happens if one of your flocks tests positive.
How to spot sheep pox and goat pox, what to do if you suspect them and how to prevent them spreading.
How to spot vesicular stomatitis, what to do if you suspect it and measures to prevent its spread.
Find out what you can do to keep your birds free of avian influenza by registering for one of Defra's webinars.
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