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  • Export or move live animals

    What you need to do to export live animals from the UK.

    • From: Animal and Plant Health Agency
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  • Veterinary Medicines Digital Service

    Service for Marketing Authorisation Holders, Manufacturers and Wholesalers.

    • From: Veterinary Medicines Directorate
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  • Veterinary Medicines Regulations

    Sets out legal text on the manufacture, authorisation, marketing, distribution and post-authorisation surveillance of veterinary medicines.

    • From: Veterinary Medicines Directorate
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  • Wood packaging material for import and export

    If you use, produce or supply wood packaging material (WPM) to move goods to or from the EU or the rest of the world, you must make sure it meets international standards.

    • From: Forestry Commission
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  • VMD Information Hub

    This is the Hub for all the Veterinary Medicines Directorate's communications on current and future regulatory changes.

    • From: Veterinary Medicines Directorate
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  • Export horses and ponies: special rules

    Current rules for exporting horses and other equines (including ponies and donkeys) from the UK.

    • From: Animal and Plant Health Agency
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  • Bovine TB testing intervals

    Guidance for cattle keepers on the bovine TB surveillance testing intervals for areas in England, Wales and Scotland.

    • From: Animal and Plant Health Agency
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  • Farm animals: looking after their welfare

    If you’re responsible for a farm animal you must make sure that you care for it properly.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Code of practice for the welfare of dogs

    This document provides advice on owning a dog.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Importing non-native animals

    How to apply for a licence to import, release or keep non-native animals.

    • From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 1 others
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  • Get your disinfectant approved by Defra

    Find out about the process and costs to apply for Defra disinfectant approval.

    • From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 1 others
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  • Moving specified plants, plant pests, pathogens and soil

    How to apply for authorisation to import, move or keep specified material and the fees you must pay.

    • From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 1 others
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  • IPAFFS: upload commodity details using a CSV file

    How to use a comma-separated values (CSV) file when uploading commodity details about plants and plant products to the Import of products, animals, food and feed system (IPAFFS).

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Handling and storing animal by-products

    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.

    • From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 1 others
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  • Beef cattle and dairy cows: on-farm welfare

    How to keep beef cattle and dairy cows on a farm, including your responsibilities for their food and housing.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Code of practice for the welfare of horses, ponies, donkeys and their hybrids

    This document provides advice on owning a horse, pony, donkey or hybrid.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Poultry: on-farm welfare

    Code of recommendations and guidance for laying hens, meat chickens, ducks, turkeys and other birds bred on farms.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • How biosecurity can prevent the introduction and spread of tree pests and diseases

    Find out what you can do to prevent tree pests and diseases from establishing and spreading.

    • From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 1 others
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  • What happens when you report a notifiable disease in your animals

    Find out what happens when you report a notifiable animal disease and how to get support.

    • From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 1 others
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  • Plant imports: authorised border control posts in the UK

    A list of places where you can bring consignments of plants, seeds and produce into the UK, including ports and airports.

    • From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 1 others
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