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Find out how to propose your own (method 7) method for processing animal by-products (ABPs) instead of using one of the 6 standard methods.
Apply to temporarily include a non-organic ingredient in organic food or drink you sell in the UK.
See the list of applications to protect the geographical name of wine and aromatised wine in the UK.
How to reduce the risk of disease from your animal feed storage units.
What cattle keepers in England and Wales must record and report when they export or move cattle, including ear tagging rules.
How to return tagged fish and shellfish, how much you get paid and what information to include.
Guidance for competent authorities submitting a residue control plan and test results to Defra for exports of products of animal origin for human consumption to Great Britain.
Information for licensed bovine abattoirs about records they must keep to comply with Beef Carcase Classification rules.
If your abattoir slaughters 150 or more bovines aged 8 months or over per week (on a rolling annual average) you must be registered with the Beef Carcase Classification (BCC) scheme.
If you’re an existing Environmental Stewardship (ES) agreement holder, read how the end of cross compliance affects your agreement.
How to spot Infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN), what to do if you suspect it and measures to prevent its spread.
Images showing clinical signs and pathology of African swine fever.
Poster for vets about the risks of African swine fever.
Explains how businesses and academia can apply for support to develop innovative solutions to challenges in the agri-tech sector.
Fishing vessels are required to fit and maintain in operation an automatic identification system (AIS)
Article by Paul Holmes published in Vet Record.
This licence allows you to move carcasses and samples from live poultry or other captive birds.
You should use this licence to move table eggs into, within or out of a protection or surveillance zone.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials about bluetongue requirements for imports or transits to Great Britain.
Details of premises in Great Britain approved to operate as quarantine centres for intra-Community trade in semen of cattle, bison and buffalo.
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