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Rules and standards for running an approved breeding programme and keeping a breed book or register of purebred animals, hybrid pigs and germinal products.
Marketing standards for veal and beef importers, exporters, producers, manufacturers, retailers and distributors.
How to cancel a geographical indication (GI) registered under the UK government's GI scheme and how to appeal a cancellation.
UKCB co-ordinates the implementation of EU regulations across the UK.
How to spot contagious agalactia, what to do if you suspect it and measures to prevent it.
How to spot contagious bovine pleuro-pneumonia (CBPP), what to do if you suspect it and measures to prevent its spread.
When and how Countryside Stewardship agreement holders can create an annual declaration online for their revenue claim.
Find out what a Dairy Producer Organisation (DPO) is, the benefits of becoming or joining one, and check if you meet requirements.
Information about the available funding from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) scheme
Business potential of producing crops for non-food markets, how and where to grow them and details of organisations providing grants.
How to unload, keep, move, handle, restrain, stun and kill animals not meant for human consumption.
How to unload, handle and hold animals at sites where animals not for human consumption are killed, and how the site must be designed.
Getting official recognition to trade animals and germinal products with other countries on zootechnical terms.
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).
How to process manure, guano or digestive tract content for sale as a fertiliser in the EU, including how to propose a new treatment method.
Slaughterhouse operators must record the movement of any cattle to the slaughterhouse, report their death and return the cattle passport.
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).
Advice for vets: summary position of the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) on responsible antibiotic use under the prescribing cascade.
When and how to test for salmonella if you breed turkeys, and what happens if a flock tests positive. Testing is part of the salmonella national control programme (NCP).
When and how to test for salmonella if you breed fattening turkeys, and what happens if a flock tests positive. Testing is part of the salmonella national control programme (NCP).
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