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How to solve a pest problem with foxes, moles and mink using traps, snares and other methods.
Get a breed code to register a cattle, bison or buffalo birth.
How to import or move live animals and germinal products from the EU to Great Britain.
Use this service to apply for a temporary land association (TLA) or temporary county parish holding (tCPH) number. This is needed when you temporarily keep livestock on someone else's land.
What you must record in a holding register (also called a flock or herd record), when to update it and what to use.
Labelling rules for businesses in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and retailers in Northern Ireland, for certain agri-food products moved under the Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme.
What you must do when you keep livestock or manage land.
This is the Hub for all the Veterinary Medicines Directorate's communications on current and future regulatory changes.
How to legally kill your own poultry, cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, rabbits and hares to eat at home.
How to legally carry out slaughter without stunning in accordance with religious rites, including how to restrain and bleed the animal.
Find an approved UK border control post (BCP) to check the animals, animal products or high-risk food and feed of non-animal origin (HRFNAO) in your consignment.
Find out if your land is in a nitrate vulnerable zone (NVZ) and how to appeal.
How to use the Rural Payments service to register land and update digital maps.
What packaged goods are, how they are labelled, units of measurements used and compliance with weights and measures regulation.
Check if a country or territory is approved to export animals and animal products to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales).
How to spot lumpy skin disease, what to do if you suspect it and how to prevent it spreading.
Check the land details you have registered on the Rural Payments service.
Read about the requirements and procedures you will need to follow, and how you will need to manage your agreement once you're an agreement holder.
Find out how to apply for approval under the scheme, how to claim for the subsidy, how much you can claim and what records you need to keep.
What livestock keepers must do when they intend to use someone else's land or buildings temporarily.
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