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Find out which birds and animals may be spared from culling during an outbreak of an exotic animal disease.
How to get a biosecurity report for your premises to receive poultry moved under a specific movement licence in a bird flu disease zone.
Guidance on the handling of slurry and manure to help reduce the spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria.
The rules to follow when you are moving, freezing or storing germinal product (semen, ova or embryo) in the bluetongue restricted zone.
Allocation coefficients and decision
How to spot warble fly, what to do if you suspect it and measures to prevent its spread.
How to get approval for operating plants handling or processing meat in England and Wales.
General licence to move from premises and spread poultry litter, manure and slurry in a protection or surveillance zone in England and Wales.
Sets out details of our new web-based interactive map showing registered locations of TB breakdowns.
Steps farmers and land managers must take before applying for Countryside Stewardship on common land and shared grazing.
Information for egg producers, deliveries, collectors and packing centres to follow the law on registration, marketing and stamping of eggs.
Fees are charged for new marketing authorisation (MA) applications and variations to MAs.
Scheme rules for holders of agreements that started on 1 January 2020.
Information about vitamins, minerals and certain other substances that may be added to foods in Great Britain.
Read the agreement holder’s guide for agreements starting on or after 3 January 2024 until 31 December 2024.
Method of payment for fees charged for the specific activities carried out by the VMD.
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.
Rules for exporting or moving organic food, feed and seed from Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and Northern Ireland.
How commercial plant growers can grow FPCS-certified stock, and find out the benefits of using it in commercial plantations.
Find out how to propose your own (method 7) method for processing animal by-products (ABPs) instead of using one of the 6 standard methods.
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