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Find out how you could do the SFI actions for buffer strips.
Information for camelid keepers on reporting suspected bluetongue cases. How to identify and move your camelids.
How to minimise the risk of disease from animal wool and hair, register your site, and dispose of materials you don't want.
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.
Abattoirs in the Pig Carcase Grading Scheme must abide by the regulations for dressing, weighing, grading and marking carcases.
How to spot spring viraemia of carp (SVC), what to do if you suspect it and measures to prevent its spread.
Guidance for EU exporters, exporters from the rest of the world and UK importers, on how to import groupage or mixed load consignments of animal products into Great Britain.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing live birds, poultry or poultry products to Great Britain.
Alerts issued by APHA’s endemic and emerging disease alert system (EEDAS) for vets working with livestock.
How to spot Aujeszky’s disease, what to do if you suspect it and measures to prevent its spread.
What you must do when sheep and goats arrive for slaughter, including identification checks, and recording and reporting movements.
Rules on using a geographical indication (GI) scheme logo to mark a registered protected food or drink name.
How to host educational access visits safely and within the terms of your Higher Level Stewardship agreement.
Spreading slurry and milk on agricultural land: Environment Agency advice in exceptional circumstances such as extreme weather.
What you need standard operating procedures for, the role of animal welfare officers, livestock unit limits and record keeping in slaughterhouses.
How to submit release notices and marketing notices for precision bred plants, and rules you must follow when releasing the plants.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing products for technical and pharmaceutical use to Great Britain.
The Environment Agency has provided these low risk waste positions (LRWPs) for waste operations that it considers may be suitable for an exemption.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing bristles, feathers, fur, hair and wool to Great Britain.
Scheme rules for holders of agreements that started on 1 January 2021
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