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Changes to import controls for animals and products of animal origin.
Get a breed code to register a cattle, bison or buffalo birth.
Services provided and contact details for Veterinary Investigation Centres (VICs) and surveillance pathology partners in England and Wales.
How to import or move live animals and germinal products from the EU to Great Britain.
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.
What you must record in a holding register (also called a flock or herd record), when to update it and what to use.
What a movement is, who needs to report moves, and how to prepare to move sheep and goats.
Print a template holding register to record sheep and goat tags, movements and deaths.
The rules to follow when moving animals within a restricted zone, including to markets, shows and slaughterhouses.
This is the Hub for all the Veterinary Medicines Directorate's communications on current and future regulatory changes.
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.
Livestock keepers must use this service to report using the BTV-3 vaccine in England, Scotland and Wales.
What cattle keepers must record and report when they move cattle, bison or buffalo and the deadlines.
Find out about compensation arrangements for animals culled by the government as part of certain disease control strategies.
How to prevent the introduction and spread of animal disease by following good hygiene and biosecurity standards.
Sheep and goat owners and keepers must follow the conditions of this licence when they move sheep or goats.
Service for Marketing Authorisation Holders, Manufacturers and Wholesalers.
How to apply for, correct or replace a cattle passport and what to do if you miss the application deadline or it has not arrived.
When and how to identify your lambs and sheep with tags.
The signs of foot and mouth disease, what to do if you suspect it in your animals and measures to prevent its spread.
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