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How to report pig movements, including how to use electronic animal movement licensing (eAML2).
When and how to identify your kids and goats with tags.
Cattle keepers must tag a newborn calf, add its details to their holding register and register its birth within legal deadlines.
Find out when to test vaccinated animals and how to get private testing.
Technical information about the import requirements for animal by-products (ABPs) or products not for human consumption, for use by vets, importers and border officials.
How to meet expected welfare, health and safety standards in the horse industry if keeping horses for commercial purposes in the UK.
What you must record in your holding register (also known as a herd register or farm records), when you must do this and what you can use for your records.
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 apply for an environmental permit if you rear pigs and poultry intensively, including how to comply with and change the permit.
What an agent must do to communicate with the CTS on behalf of keepers of cattle, bison or buffalo.
When and how to replace lost or damaged tags and what to record in your holding register.
Private cattle IFN-y testing, including when to test, how to apply for permission, carry out testing and submit samples to APHA.
How and when to identify pigs (livestock and pets) with ear tags, ear tattoos or slap marks so they can be traced.
Guidance for cattle keepers in Scotland and Wales on what happens if TB is identified or suspected in their herd.
How vets in England and Wales can submit carcases to APHA for a post-mortem examination.
How to spot Newcastle disease, what to do if you suspect it and measures to prevent its spread.
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.
Use this licence to move live animals from a bluetongue restricted zone to a final destination in Scotland.
When and how to complete your annual sheep and goat inventory and how to submit it.
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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