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Guidance on internal parasites in camelids and the subsidised testing that APHA are offering.
Guidance for vets on investigating poor reproductive performance in sheep and cattle, when bluetongue virus (BTV) should be considered as a potential cause.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing live porcine or porcine genetic material to Great Britain.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing certain processed animal by-products as educational tools to Great Britain.
Guidance for vets on schmallenberg virus (SBV) from the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).
This publication provides details of the code of practice that should be used for the responsible use of animal medicines on farms.
Guidance for vets on PRRS from the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).
Guidance for licensed operators to carry out cage-trapping and dispatch of badgers.
Manufacturers and suppliers of cattle ear tags must follow this code of practice.
Article by Cat Man and Susanna Williamson published in Vet Record.
This licence allows you to move carcasses and samples from live poultry or other captive birds.
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.
Leaflet for vets and keepers of small flock and backyard poultry providing guidance on common diseases.
Use this licence to move live animals out of one bluetongue restricted zone into another bluetongue restricted zone.
Focus article by Paul Duff, Caroline Fenemore, Paul Holmes, Beverley Hopkins, Jeff Jones, Maggie He, David Everest and Mari Rochi, published in Vet Record.
Guidance for ear tag manufacturers and suppliers about sheep and goat EID technical standards.
Requirements for members of the poultry health scheme (PHS).
List of approved laboratories for testing under the Poultry Health Scheme.
Guidance on Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) for pig keepers, importers and veterinarians 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.
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