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Clarifications on the certification of animal products for imports of medium risk animal products, for use by vets, importers and border officials.
Find out what a producer organisation (PO) is and the benefits of joining one.
Know which licence or certificate you must have to restrain, stun or kill animals which are not for human consumption, and how to carry out these operations.
General licence to allow farmers to vaccinate their animals against bluetongue virus serotypes 1, 2, 4 and 8.
How to meet statutory bovine TB testing requirements when moving cattle in Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland), and across their borders.
Information for egg producers, deliveries, collectors and packing centres to follow the law on registration, marketing and stamping of eggs.
This guidance is aimed at helping readers understand the permitting requirements of EC directive 1999/31/EC on the landfill of waste.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing gelatine and collagen for human consumption to Great Britain.
Find out how you can set up a producer organisation (PO) as a group of growers.
Farm Saved Seed rules, eligible species for payment and how to declare and make payments online.
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).
Find out how you could do the SFI actions for buffer strips.
How to manage water use, levels, drainage and irrigation, and avoid pollution from waste water and sheep dip.
When you receive a payment from RPA, we’ll also send you a remittance advice which gives details about your payment.
When and how to take samples from breeding chickens for the salmonella national control programme (NCP), and what happens if a flock tests positive.
Guidance for the veterinary pharmaceutical industry on the production and submission of the Summary of Product Characteristics (SPCs) and product literature mock-ups.
Rules of shackle line operations, waterbath and gas stunners, and facilities for slaughtering poultry, rabbits and hares in abattoirs.
Current quota catch limits for the over 10 metres non-sector pool including details on 3 monthly limits for stocks
Guidance for competent authorities applying to Defra for market access to export animals and animal products to Great Britain, or to amend existing trading conditions.
Apply for authorisation of premises for the retail supply of POM-VPS and NFA-VPS veterinary medicines by suitably qualified persons (SQPs).
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