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From Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA)
  • Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing other animal products for human consumption (such as honey or snails) to Great Britain.

  • How poultry producers can join and pay fees for the Poultry Health Scheme, and how to pay fees to become a PHS approved laboratory.

  • Check if you need a certificate to export animal feed or pet food, and other rules you must follow.

  • Posters to help you keep your birds safe from bird flu.

  • 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.

  • The rules you must follow to make sure deer can be traced to help prevent and contain disease.

  • How to spot Echinococcus multilocularis, what to do if you suspect it and how to prevent its spread.

  • Find out how you can dispose of milk at the farm where it was produced, and the restrictions that apply once milk has left the farm.

  • A collection of leaflets, videos and posters about bluetongue virus.

  • Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing animal products that are being returned to Great Britain.

  • How to set up a border control post to receive animals, animal products, plants, plant products and wood.

  • How to operate a zoo, including understanding licences and inspections.

  • Find out how to make fertiliser from processed ABPs including bonemeal, and if you need approval to manufacture, store or transport it.

  • What sites are collection centres, the animal by-products (ABPs) you can treat at one, and how you must treat them.

  • Find out when and how to report a notifiable tree pest or disease in the UK, and information on services such as Tree Alert, TreeCheck and Observatree.

  • General licence to allow farmers to vaccinate their animals against bluetongue virus serotypes 1, 2, 4 and 8.

  • Guidance for vets on brucella canis from the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).

  • How to apply for approval to operate a bovine TB isolation unit for cattle in England and Wales, and the conditions to follow.

  • How to minimise the risk of disease from animal wool and hair, register your site, and dispose of materials you don't want.

  • 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.