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Guidance for the veterinary pharmaceutical industry on the production and submission of the Summary of Product Characteristics (SPCs) and product literature mock-ups.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing apiculture products or by-products to Great Britain.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing eggs and egg products to Great Britain.
What breed societies and organisations need a zootechnical certificate for, and what information it must include.
How to get trained to set cage traps for, vaccinate and mark badgers.
What to do if any of your cattle, bison or buffalo are lost or stolen, and if you get them back.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing products for technical and pharmaceutical use to Great Britain.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing research and trade samples or display items to Great Britain.
Use this licence to move germinal product from a bluetongue restricted zone to Scotland.
Use this licence to move live animals from a specified sale within the bluetongue restricted zone in England, to a destination premises in Scotland.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing bones, horns and hooves to Great Britain.
How to spot Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans, what to do if you suspect it and measures to prevent its spread.
Tuberculosis (TB) testing in zoos, safari parks and other collections, the qualifications needed and when vets and Official Veterinarians must apply for permission from the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).
Vets can sign up to get text or email alerts from the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) for animal health threats for livestock and small animals.
What cattle keepers must do when they import or move cattle into England or Wales, including passport and ear tagging rules.
Guidance for vets on schmallenberg virus (SBV) from the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).
Defra’s Secretary of State has permitted the use of this bluetongue serotype 3 (BTV-3) vaccine within the United Kingdom, subject to licence.
First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government
Privacy notice regarding personal data processed by the VMD.
How to keep farmed goats, and your responsibilities for their health, housing and feed.
Use this licence to move germinal product from designated premises within a bluetongue restricted zone to premises outside a bluetongue restricted zone.
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