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Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing dairy and milk for human consumption to Great Britain.
Premises approved as assembly centres to export or move livestock to the EU and Northern Ireland.
Pig owners and keepers must follow the conditions of this licence when they move pigs.
Regulations on the use of tractors.
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.
Apply for authorisation of premises for the retail supply of POM-VPS and NFA-VPS veterinary medicines by suitably qualified persons (SQPs).
You must get a movement licence for animals that have been refused a passport, animals born before 1 August 1996 and unregistered calves.
How to make a formal complaint or contact the Agricultural Supply Chain Adjudicator (ASCA) in confidence.
Find out what a Dairy Producer Organisation (DPO) is, the benefits of becoming or joining one, and check if you meet requirements.
How to spot epizootic haemorrhagic disease, what to do if you suspect it and measures to prevent its spread.
Farm software companies that have successfully passed testing for the Cattle Tracing Service (CTS) Web Services.
Find the activity codes needed to apply for a full or temporary Certificate of Competence (CoC) from the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
What local authorities must do to grant recognition for natural mineral water and carry out ongoing checks.
What you need standard operating procedures for, the role of animal welfare officers, livestock unit limits and record keeping in slaughterhouses.
Farmers and land owners can use the ‘add land’ email service to link land parcels to their business. Land parcels must already be registered in the Rural Payments service.
Abattoirs in the Pig Carcase Grading Scheme must abide by the regulations for dressing, weighing, grading and marking carcases.
Sets out the disease control measures we would consider if African or classical swine fever was suspected or confirmed in pigs.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing eggs and egg products to Great Britain.
Check which trees are eligible under the Environmental Land Management (ELM) agroforestry action.
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