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Find out what documents you need, and records you must keep, to meet animal welfare in transport requirements.
The signs of foot and mouth disease, what to do if you suspect it in your animals and measures to prevent its spread.
How to separate, store, transport and dispose of international catering waste (ICW).
Find out about compensation arrangements for animals culled by the government as part of certain disease control strategies.
What pet owners need to do if their animal has suspected or confirmed bovine TB.
The designated land, sea and air ports for trading or moving CITES-listed endangered animals, plants or their parts and derivatives.
Guidance for Official Veterinarians (OVs) and Food Competent Certifying Officers (FCCOs) on registering for EHC Online and certifying export health certificates.
How to spot anthrax, what to do if you suspect it and measures to prevent its spread.
Signs that may suggest rabies in bats, what to do if you spot them and measures to prevent exposing yourself to the disease.
How to apply for variety listing of agricultural and vegetable plant varieties in Great Britain (GB) and Northern Ireland (NI).
How to spot African swine fever, what to do if you suspect it and how to stop it spreading.
Poultry valuation tables outline the value of poultry in Great Britain.
Send samples (classified as UN3373 biological substance category B) to APHA according to the ADR regulations and P650 packing instructions.
Guidance for exporters in EU and non-EU countries on how to complete health certificates to export animals and animal products to Great Britain.
How to get a handling or storage site approved, how to store animal by-products (ABPs) and derived products, and how to build the site.
How vets in England and Wales can submit carcases to APHA for a post-mortem examination.
Find out how to take samples from processed ABPs and find laboratories to test them, and what to do if one of your samples fails a test.
APHA detects and investigates new and re-emerging diseases in animals in England and Wales.
How to check if an ivory item you're buying or hiring has been registered or certified as exempt, and what you need to do as a new owner.
Rules you need to follow to export cattle, pigs, sheep, goats and poultry.
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