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The farm assurance schemes that meet the requirement for annual vet visits so you can export or move animals and animal products to the EU and Northern Ireland.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing manure, fertilisers and soil improvers to Great Britain.
Find out what records you need to keep of movements of sheep or goats to or from showgrounds, and how to report those movements.
Guidance for farmers and others who work with livestock on reducing the risk of human M. bovis infection.
Guidance to avoid human infection on farms and good farm practices to reduce human and animal health risks.
Guidance for cattle keepers in Scotland and Wales on what happens if TB is identified or suspected in their herd.
How to get trained to set cage traps for, vaccinate and mark badgers.
Slaughterhouse operators must record the movement of any cattle to the slaughterhouse, report their death and return the cattle passport.
How to report deer movements to the Livestock Information Service, including imports and exports.
What to do if any of your cattle, bison or buffalo are lost or stolen, and if you get them back.
How to spot surra (Trypanosoma evansi), what to do if you suspect it and measures to prevent its spread.
Images showing clinical signs and pathology of African swine fever.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing eggs and egg products to Great Britain.
Fees to have your consignment checked at a border control post by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).
Guidance for vets and animal keepers on what funding is available for bovine tuberculosis (bTB) testing of animals kept in zoos and safari parks in England, and when to notify APHA of suspected TB.
How to spot contagious caprine pleuropneumonia, what to do if you suspect it and measures to prevent its spread.
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.
This statement explains how accessible the export health certificates online service is.
Poster for vets about the risks of African swine fever.
How to apply for approval to hold a dedicated sale for TB restricted cattle in England, and the procedures to follow when a market is held.
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