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Sets out details of our new web-based interactive map showing registered locations of TB breakdowns.
Information on the designation of UK ports for direct landings by foreign vessels and UK vessels according to licence conditions.
Information for egg producers, deliveries, collectors and packing centres to follow the law on registration, marketing and stamping of eggs.
Guidance to compliance on European Regulation (EC) No. 1925/2006 on the addition of vitamins and minerals and certain other substances to food.
Find out about grants and other funding support for agroforestry on your farmland.
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).
What happens if an inspector finds you're breaking regulations on grading pig carcases or classifying beef carcases.
Know when your premises could be inspected, the powers inspectors have, and enforcement notices and penalties you could receive for sites that kill animals.
Vets can contact APHA to get expert advice about unusual animal disease or mortality in England and Wales.
Criteria for the Environment Agency to use when enforcing the Farming Rules for Water, particularly for autumn and winter applications of organic manures.
How to prevent the spread of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) producing E. coli and Klebsiella - and treatment options.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing live or germinal products of invertebrates, amphibians or reptiles to Great Britain.
Restrictions on burning crop residues, and the rules you must follow when you burn to protect the environment and avoid causing nuisance.
How commercial plant growers can grow FPCS-certified stock, and find out the benefits of using it in commercial plantations.
Find the activity codes needed to apply for a full or temporary Certificate of Competence (CoC) from the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
What you can do to help reduce the risk of bovine tuberculosis (TB) infection in your herd.
Tuberculosis (TB) testing in zoos, safari parks and other collections, the qualifications needed and when vets and Official Veterinarians must apply for permission from the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).
Abattoirs in the Pig Carcase Grading Scheme must abide by the regulations for dressing, weighing, grading and marking carcases.
You should use this licence to move poultry and other captive bird carcasses for disposal from premises in a protection zone or surveillance zone in England and Wales.
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