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Find out what happens when you report a notifiable animal disease and how to get support.
This document provides advice on owning a horse, pony, donkey or hybrid.
Countryside Stewardship agreement holders must follow these terms and conditions if they applied for an agreement on or after 2 January 2025.
To help both holders and potential holders of environmental permits understand how to comply with their permits.
Guidance for Official Veterinarians (OVs) and Food Competent Certifying Officers (FCCOs) on registering for EHC Online and certifying export health certificates.
How to get plant breeders' rights and what protection it gives your plant varieties.
How to use and supply animal by-products (ABPs) as farm animal feed or in feed, and how to get your site registered and approved.
How to label and package olive oil and olive oil products, and which records to keep for product inspections.
How to apply for an environmental permit if you rear pigs and poultry intensively, including how to comply with and change the permit.
Rules on restraining methods, stunning pens, captive bolt, gas and electrical stunning equipment, bleeding animals and shackling and hoisting animals.
Information about Sevington BCP and the checks that take place there.
Find out about the process and costs to apply for Defra disinfectant approval.
How to apply for national listing of agricultural and vegetable plant varieties in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
The type of seasonal work you can do on farms, who can apply, and where you can find work.
Apply for a grant to restock or improve woodland after tree health problems.
How to apply for a licence, when you need a licence, fees, licence conditions and records you must keep.
How to spot lumpy skin disease, what to do if you suspect it and how to prevent it spreading.
Guidance on determining the liability of supplies of food allowed by Group 1, Schedule 8, VATA 1994
How to get a handling or storage site approved, how to store animal by-products (ABPs) and derived products, and how to build the site.
Apply for a full Certificate of Competence to slaughter or kill animals under the Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing (WATOK) regulations.
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