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This is the Hub for all the Veterinary Medicines Directorate's communications on current and future regulatory changes.
Sheep and goat owners and keepers must follow the conditions of this licence when they move sheep or goats.
How and when to identify pigs (livestock and pets) with ear tags, ear tattoos or slap marks so they can be traced.
What a cattle movement is, what you need to do before you move cattle, and when you must not move cattle.
Cattle keepers must tag a newborn calf, add its details to their holding register and register its birth within legal deadlines.
What you must do to carry out a risk assessment if you're a farmer applying for a bespoke permit for intensive farming.
How to spot bovine tuberculosis (bovine TB), what to do if you suspect it and measures to prevent its spread.
When and how to identify your kids and goats with tags.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing pet food and feed for other animals, including fish bait, to Great Britain.
The tests you must arrange for bovine TB, what happens if your cattle test positive, when cattle must be slaughtered, and compensation.
How to apply for an environmental permit if you rear pigs and poultry intensively, including how to comply with and change the permit.
Access APHA reports, videos, publications and data on livestock, wildlife and small animals in England and Wales.
List of sheep and goat tag suppliers approved by the Rural Payments Agency.
How to order official cattle ear tags, what to do if your animal is untagged, its tags have been damaged or it has been tagged incorrectly.
How to report pig movements, including how to use electronic animal movement licensing (eAML2).
Who to contact if you keep livestock (including as pets) when your registered details change.
How to get authorised as an OV, maintain your authorisation and set up a new practice, and what to do if you will be tuberculin (TB) skin testing.
You can use these emission factors to quantify the amount of ammonia emitted from your permitted pig or poultry operations.
Technical information about the import requirements for POAO for human consumption, for use by vets, importers and border officials.
The signs of foot and mouth disease, what to do if you suspect it in your animals and measures to prevent its spread.
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