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How to keep farmed goats, and your responsibilities for their health, housing and feed.
Advice for licensed operators on how to cage-trap, vaccinate and mark badgers to control bovine tuberculosis (TB) in England.
Products and chemicals you can use in or near a bat roost if bats are not present.
Article by Paul Holmes published in Vet Record.
Get a general licence to sell black-headed gull eggs for human consumption if you're a retailer or restaurateur.
Get a general licence to remove abandoned or unsuccessful eggs from wild birds' nests between 1 September and 31 January.
Use this general licence to keep disabled schedule 4 wild birds for up to 6 weeks to rehabilitate them.
If you're a laboratory or scientific institution, use this licence to hold tissue samples from wild birds and animals during investigations into offences.
Supplementing the guidance contained in the Standards of Modern Zoo Practice.
User guide to Home Office statistics of scientific procedures on living animals.
Explainer on how the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) monitors the safety and effectiveness of animal medicines after they have been approved for use.
Find out how to import species of bonsai to Great Britain from Japan and Korea, who you can import from, and what the quarantine rules are.
Find out about pests and diseases that could be affecting your trees.
Apply to register, renew, or vary a Veterinary Homeopathic Remedy.
How to apply for an individual licence to release common pheasants and red-legged partridges on special protection areas, special areas of conservation, or within 500 metres of their boundaries – and report actions taken und…
How to assess a planning application when there are natterjack toads on or near a proposed development site.
Guidance for vets and animal keepers on what funding is available for bovine tuberculosis (bTB) testing of animals kept in zoos and safari parks in England, and when to notify APHA of suspected TB.
How to be approved as a compartment that meets Great Britain standards by protecting your poultry farm or hatchery against disease.
How to get a licence to breed dogs in Scotland, and the conditions you must meet.
The actions you need to take and project management procedures you need to complete on success of your application.
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