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Cattle keepers must tag a newborn calf, add its details to their holding register and register its birth within legal deadlines.
Technical information about the import requirements for live animals and germplasm, for use by vets, importers and border officials.
Use this code to help you follow the rules when you produce or use sewage sludge in agriculture.
Guidance on listed diseases of fish and shellfish and their status in England and Wales, including what happens if a disease is suspected or confirmed.
Beef abattoirs must dress, categorise, classify, weigh and label carcases according to regulations, and communicate results to suppliers.
Find out about sampling, testing and laboratory requirements for cattle in reviews and follow-ups.
Lists of all natural mineral waters recognised in the UK, and English, Scottish and Welsh waters recognised by the EU, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein (EEA).
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing other animal products for human consumption (such as honey or snails) to Great Britain.
Guidance on using the GEFS, which allows 30-day support attestations that cover an entire group of products for export.
Where you can build a pet cemetery, the animals you can bury there, how it must be built and how to register.
Protocols and procedures for testing the value for cultivation or use (VCU) of agricultural crops.
Information on Biosecurity Measures Plans, their importance, and why they are a requirement of Authorisation. Use this page to access standardised BMP modules.
Higher Tier agreements for multi-year management options and one-off capital items to protect, restore or enhance the environment.
What you must do when sheep and goats arrive for slaughter, including identification checks, and recording and reporting movements.
Find out how you can dispose of milk at the farm where it was produced, and the restrictions that apply once milk has left the farm.
How to import and move eggs for human consumption to Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland) from EU and non-EU countries.
How bottled water producers can get a natural mineral water recognised in England, and rules you need to follow to produce and label it.
How to set up a compost or biogas site, UK and EU standards explained, and alternative treatment methods for animal by-products (ABPs).
What happens when Rural Payments Agency field officers visit your holding, including checks on tagging, holding registers and movement records.
Lists of possible susceptible and vector species, that are referenced in aquatic animal health legislation and import health certificates.
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