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How to safely and legally dispose of dead farm animals and horses.
Signs that may suggest rabies in bats, what to do if you spot them and measures to prevent exposing yourself to the disease.
Find out when to test vaccinated animals and how to get private testing.
Advisory note from the UK Chief Veterinary Officer for veterinarians prescribing BTV-3 vaccines.
Use this service to apply for a temporary land association (TLA) or temporary county parish holding (tCPH) number. This is needed when you temporarily keep livestock on someone else's land.
Apply for a specific licence for any movement in a bluetongue zone not covered by a general licence.
How to import animals and animal products to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man from non-EU countries.
A list of organisations in England, Scotland and Wales that inspect and certify animals and animal products for export. The list does not include every certifier.
Changes to import controls for animals and products of animal origin.
Current cases of foot and mouth disease, trade restrictions and risk level.
Use this general licence to move animals from anywhere in England to anywhere else in England.
What you must record in a holding register (also called a flock or herd record), when to update it and what to use.
When and how to identify your lambs and sheep with tags.
Licences and authorisations to import genetic material, research and diagnostic samples, trade samples and display items, and some live animals and animal products.
Services provided and contact details for Veterinary Investigation Centres (VICs) and surveillance pathology partners in England and Wales.
Print a template holding register to record sheep and goat tags, movements and deaths.
How to import or move live animals and germinal products from the EU to Great Britain.
Find out when you must use a Defra-approved disinfectant, which product to use, and in what concentration.
What a movement is, who needs to report moves, and how to prepare to move sheep and goats.
How to spot bovine tuberculosis (bovine TB), what to do if you suspect it and measures to prevent its spread.
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