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What livestock keepers must do when they temporarily use extra land or buildings and their livestock will not mix with someone else’s livestock.
Guidance for exporters in EU and non-EU countries on how to complete health certificates to export animals and animal products to Great Britain.
What a movement is, who needs to report moves, and how to prepare to move sheep and goats.
Information on practices and procedures covered under the Plant Varieties Act 1997, the Plant Breeders’ Rights Regulations 1998 and the Seeds Regulations 2001.
Current rules for exporting horses and other equines (including ponies and donkeys) from the UK.
Plant health controls, imports and exports, certification schemes, plant passporting and listed quarantine plant pests.
Who to contact if you keep livestock (including as pets) when your registered details change.
How to spot BSE, what to do if you suspect it, measures you must take to prevent it and when you must have cattle tested.
Register and manage your access to EHC Online using Government Gateway and your Defra account.
Use this service to register an ivory item or apply for an exemption certificate to deal in ivory.
What you must do to bring your pet to the UK from Ukraine if you are seeking refuge.
When your pet must go in quarantine, how to book a pet carrier and quarantine premises, and how to get your pet released from quarantine.
Biosecurity and hygiene standards to keep birds safe from bird flu (avian influenza).
What you need to do to export live animals from the UK.
How to spot bovine tuberculosis (bovine TB), what to do if you suspect it and measures to prevent its spread.
How to prevent the introduction and spread of animal and bird disease by following good hygiene and biosecurity standards.
How to register to move animal by-products (ABPs) safely, how they should be moved, and the paperwork you need.
The tests you must arrange for bovine TB, what happens if your cattle test positive, when cattle must be slaughtered, and compensation.
Guidance for cattle keepers on the bovine TB surveillance testing intervals for areas in England, Wales and Scotland.
Check if you need an Article 10 certificate for commercial use of endangered species on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) list.
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