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This licence allows you to move carcasses and samples from live poultry or other captive birds.
Guidance for farmers and others who work with livestock on reducing the risk of human M. bovis infection.
What cattle keepers in England and Wales must record and report when they export or move cattle, including ear tagging rules.
When and how to take samples from breeding chickens for the salmonella national control programme (NCP), and what happens if a flock tests positive.
How to get a biosecurity report for your premises to receive poultry moved under a specific movement licence in a bird flu disease zone.
You should use this licence to move mammals from or to premises in a protection or surveillance zone where poultry or other captive birds are kept.
You should use this licence to move poultry by-products and hatching eggs for disposal from a protection or surveillance zone in England and Wales.
This licence allows you to move samples from premises in a protection zone or surveillance zone for salmonella testing.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing manure, fertilisers and soil improvers to Great Britain.
Defra’s Secretary of State has permitted the use of this bluetongue serotype 3 (BTV-3) vaccine within the United Kingdom, subject to licence.
This statement explains how accessible the export health certificates online service is.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can burn or incinerate waste following an animal disease outbreak or infection identified by the Animal and Plant Health Agency.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing live equine or equine genetic material to Great Britain.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing milk and colostrum products and by-products to Great Britain.
Code of practice for the control of Salmonella in animal feed in Great Britain.
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 cattle keepers in Scotland and Wales on what happens if TB is identified or suspected in their herd.
Apply for a licence to take and mark badgers to enable vaccination to prevent the spread of bovine tuberculosis (bovine TB) in cattle.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing apiculture products or by-products to Great Britain.
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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