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Check the requirements you must follow under your SFI26 agreement.
Use this guidance to find the risk category and inspection rate for imports of live animals and animal products from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein to Great Britain.
Current issues relating to imports and exports of animals and animal products.
The signs of bird flu and how to report it in poultry and other captive birds.
List of priority habitats and species in England (‘Section 41 habitats and species’) for public bodies, landowners and funders to use for biodiversity conservation.
Find out the information you must give to customers on food products and how to give it.
Food safety management pack for small retail businesses that sell food. This includes small convenience stores, 'corner shops' and confectioners, tobacconists and newsagents.
Food safety management pack for registered childminders or childcarers on domestic premises who usually provide meals and drinks for the children in their care.
Use a certificate of free sale to export or move products for human consumption and products for animal consumption.
The signs of bluetongue virus, how you must report it and what happens when you do.
What animal by-products (ABPs) are, how to set up a site that uses them safely, the paperwork you need, and how to dispose of them.
Register of nutrition and health claims that may be made in commercial communications in Great Britain.
How to get an export health certificate to export or move live animals and animal products from Great Britain to the EU, Northern Ireland or non-EU countries.
Livestock keepers must use this service to report using the BTV-3 vaccine in England, Scotland and Wales.
Get help if you’re having problems using the Rural Payments service, check when service maintenance is planned, or report a technical issue.
A grant to help buy items that improve productivity, manage slurry and improve animal health and welfare. Applications closed at midday on 12 May 2026
Advice and guidance on protecting animal welfare.
Now closed for applications. Capital items that benefit boundaries, trees and orchards, water and air priorities, assessments, improvements and natural flood management.
Apply for funding for a vet to visit your farm to reduce endemic diseases and conditions, increase animal productivity and improve animal welfare.
How to report sheep and goat movements to the Livestock Information Service.
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