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  • Controls on animal by-products

    Guidance explaining the different categories of animal by-products, how they should be used or disposed of, and where this can be done.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Hire out horses licence (England)

    How to apply for a licence to hire out horses, and the conditions you'll need to meet.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Pigs: on-farm welfare

    How to keep and breed pigs, and your responsibilities for housing, feeding and looking after them.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Dealing with irresponsible dog ownership: practitioners’ manual

    This manual helps practitioners in local authorities and the police in England and Wales in dealing with dog-related incidents.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Approach to beaver management in England

    An overview of beaver activities and the 5-step management approach.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
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  • Perform a marine seismic or geophysical survey

    How to notify the Marine Management Organisation that you are carrying out a seismic or geophysical survey.

    • From: Marine Management Organisation
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  • Dangerous dogs law: Guidance for enforcers

    This document explains what the law is and assists each agency in defining their responsibilities.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Poultry welfare off the farm

    How to manage the health and welfare of poultry during transport, at market and during slaughter.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Goats: on-farm welfare

    How to keep farmed goats, and your responsibilities for their health, housing and feed.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Welfare of animals during transport: Road vehicle (and container) certification in the UK

    This document sets down how inspection and approval is carried out in the United Kingdom.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • A guide to the practical management of feather pecking and cannibalism in free range laying hens

    The guidance is a distillation of the views expressed at workshops on tackling the issue without beak trimming.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Code of practice for the welfare of gamebirds reared for sporting purposes

    The code provides game farmers with information on how to meet the welfare needs of their animals, required in the Animal Welfare Act 2006.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Farm fires: Protecting farm animal welfare

    This booklet examines the fire dangers which are commonly found on farms and identifies simple ways in which risks can be reduced.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Heat stress in poultry: Solving the problem

    This booklet is intended to describe the main causes of heat stress in poultry.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Livestock control posts in Great Britain

    Find an approved control post to rest livestock being imported to, exported from, or transiting through Great Britain.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Recording beavers and data sharing

    How to monitor beaver populations and share data.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
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  • Export ungulates and captive-bred birds to the EU and Northern Ireland

    How to export or move ungulates (hooved animals) and captive-bred birds to the EU and Northern Ireland for conservation, display, education or research.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Condition scoring of beef suckler cows and heifers

    This booklet shows how the technique of body condition scoring can contribute to good husbandry, welfare and management of beef cows.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Condition scoring of dairy cows

    This booklet shows how the technique of body condition scoring can contribute significantly to good husbandry and management of dairy cows.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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  • Deer: on-farm welfare

    How to keep farmed deer healthy and your responsibilities for deer health, housing and handling.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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