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Find out how to use nets or traps to catch birds in food premises and safely release them within the terms of your licence.
Actions to be taken by wholesalers and retailers in order to supply medicines to Northern Ireland.
There are two additional routes available to support the supply of veterinary medicines in NI, the Veterinary Medicine Health Situation Scheme and the Veterinary Medicines Internal Market Scheme.
When and how to test for salmonella if you breed turkeys, and what happens if a flock tests positive. Testing is part of the salmonella national control programme (NCP).
Guidance for competent authorities submitting a residue control plan and test results to Defra for exports of products of animal origin for human consumption to Great Britain.
How to spot contagious equine metritis, what to do if you suspect it and measures to prevent its spread.
How to get and maintain a Food Competent Certifying Officer (FCCO) qualification.
Trappers of certain species of mammal must use traps that meet international humaneness standards.
Register as a manufacturer, importer or distributor of active substances for use in veterinary medicines.
How to apply for a fisheries dispensation from UK laws to carry out scientific research from a fishing vessel in English waters.
Apply for authorisation to collect, store, process, produce and administer stem cells for use as an autologous treatment for non-food animals in Great Britain.
Explanation for animal owners and veterinary health professionals on how the VMD calculates adverse event incidence rates for veterinary medicines
Guidance for enforcement authorities who use penalty notices for animal health and welfare offences.
Lists of confined establishments in Great Britain, Jersey and the Isle of Man approved to export or move ungulates to the EU and Northern Ireland.
Lists of confined establishments in Great Britain, Jersey and the Isle of Man approved to export or move captive-bred birds to the EU or Northern Ireland.
This document explains what the law is and assists each agency in defining their responsibilities.
How to get trained to set cage traps for, vaccinate and mark badgers.
How to get and maintain a CSO qualification, and what to do if you want to end your authorisation.
The criteria you must meet to secure a licence to release Eurasian beavers into the wild in England.
How to amend or remove a registration on the biodiversity gain sites register, or amend an allocation of off-site biodiversity gains to a development.
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