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How to spot sheep scab, what to do if you suspect it and control measures to prevent its spread.
Information on what a border control post (BCP) is and the sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) checks that take place there.
Requirements for wine exporters to be self-certified or have an EU VI-1 to export wine to the EU or move it to Northern Ireland.
How to take samples and choose an appropriate diagnostic test for common clinical presentations in livestock and wildlife.
Provides best practice advice on minimising the risk of causing pollution while protecting natural resources.
Read the agreement holder’s guide for agreements starting on or after 5 January 2023 until 31 December 2023.
Cattle keepers must report the death of any cattle to the British Cattle Movement Service (BCMS), return the cattle passport and record it on their holding register.
Rules for feeding, watering, prioritising, holding animals for slaughter, and the design and layout of a slaughterhouse.
Private non-validated or unapproved TB testing in cattle carried out by private vets in England, conditions for testing and how to get permission from the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).
How to meet statutory bovine TB testing requirements when moving cattle in Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland), and across their borders.
Find out how you can use manure, guano and digestive tract content, including how to store and move them.
How bottled water producers can get a natural mineral water recognised in England, and rules you need to follow to produce and label it.
Apply for authorisation of premises for the retail supply of POM-VPS and NFA-VPS veterinary medicines by suitably qualified persons (SQPs).
Farm software companies that have successfully passed testing for the Cattle Tracing Service (CTS) Web Services.
How to spot classical swine fever, what to do if you suspect it, and measures to prevent its spread.
How to set up a compost or biogas site, UK and EU standards explained, and alternative treatment methods for animal by-products (ABPs).
Recognised breed societies for bovine, ovine, porcine and caprine species, and recognised breed operations for hybrid breeding pigs.
How poultry producers can join and pay fees for the Poultry Health Scheme, and how to pay fees to become a PHS approved laboratory.
Find out about extensions for CS Mid Tier agreements due to end in December 2025.
What to do if the livestock manure produced on your farm is likely to exceed the amount you're allowed to spread on your land in an NVZ (farm limit).
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