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Enabling safe and sustainable marine economies across Commonwealth Small Island Developing States (SIDS).
Find out which birds and animals may be spared from culling during an outbreak of an exotic animal disease.
Find out what a Dairy Producer Organisation (DPO) is, the benefits of becoming or joining one, and check if you meet requirements.
How to unload, handle and hold animals at sites where animals not for human consumption are killed, and how the site must be designed.
Private non-validated or unapproved TB testing in cattle carried out by private vets in England, conditions for testing and how to get permission from the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).
What an agent must do to communicate with the Cattle Tracing System on behalf of a keeper of cattle, bison or buffalo.
How to spot Teschen disease, what to do if you suspect it and measures to prevent it.
Abattoirs in the Pig Carcase Grading Scheme must abide by the regulations for dressing, weighing, grading and marking carcases.
Rules you must follow to use a food or drink name registered and protected by a UK geographical indication (GI) scheme, and penalties if you do not comply.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing live birds, poultry or poultry products to Great Britain.
How Defra processes your personal data when recording Bluetongue virus (BTV) vaccinations
A collection of documents explaining the background to the 'Family Food' publication and the methods used.
Fees are charged for new marketing authorisation (MA) applications and variations to MAs.
This guidance explains how to complete your Countryside Stewardship (CS) revenue claim form if you’re unable to submit a claim online.
Read how to complete your Countryside Stewardship (CS) revenue claim form if you’re unable to submit a claim online.
This notice is to inform you of a change in completing import declarations on the Customs Declaration Service (CDS) when claiming quota and using an Import Tariff Rate Quota licence issued by the RPA. This notice is being…
Defra’s Secretary of State has permitted the use of this bluetongue serotype 3 (BTV-3) vaccine within the United Kingdom, subject to licence.
This publication provides details of the code of practice that should be used for the responsible use of animal medicines on farms.
Instructions for seed samplers on seed certification in England and Wales.
Guidance for cattle keepers in Scotland and Wales on why cattle are tested for bovine TB, how the tests are done and how to prepare for the tests.
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