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A collection of posters about foot and mouth disease.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing game trophies to Great Britain.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing hay and straw to Great Britain.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing live animals that are being returned to Great Britain.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing milk and colostrum products and by-products 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.
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.
How cattle ear tag manufacturers and suppliers get a welfare assessment of ear tags, and what’s required in the assessment.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when carrying out veterinary checks on live animals being imported to Great Britain.
How ear tag manufacturers and suppliers must get cattle ear tags tested to meet Publicly Available Specifications (PAS) 44:2019.
Getting official recognition to trade animals and germinal products with other countries on zootechnical terms.
What cattle keepers in England and Wales must record and report when they export or move cattle, including ear tagging rules.
How to report deer movements to the Livestock Information Service, including imports and exports.
How to report pig movements using the electronic animal movement licensing (eAML2) service.
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.
Guidance for vets from the APHA wildlife expert group.
General licence to move eggs (and egg waste) from premises outside a protection or surveillance zone to an approved animal by-product plant in a protection or surveillance zone in England or Wales for disposal.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing bones, horns and hooves to Great Britain.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing live bovines or bovine genetic material to Great Britain.
Guidance for ear tag manufacturers and suppliers about bovine EID technical standards.
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