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Poster for vets about how to spot and report lumpy skin disease.
Apply for a specific licence for any movement or activity in a bird flu (avian influenza) disease zone not covered by a general licence.
Clarifications on the certification of animal products for imports of medium risk animal products, for use by vets, importers and border officials.
Poultry valuation tables outline the value of poultry in Great Britain.
Information on what a border control post (BCP) is and the sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) checks that take place there.
Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) contact details for private vets, Official Veterinarians, and others in an official capacity.
Cattle keepers must report the death of any cattle to the British Cattle Movement Service (BCMS), return the cattle passport and record it on their holding register.
Rules food businesses should follow for any meat produced from poultry or farmed game birds originating within a disease control zone.
Technical information about the import requirements for live animals and germplasm, for use by vets, importers and border officials.
Cattle keepers must tag a newborn calf, add its details to their holding register and register its birth within legal deadlines.
How to get and maintain an ATT qualification, and what to do if you want to end your authorisation.
Laws and regulations protecting farm animals at shows and markets, including the suitability of pens, cages or hutches
How to apply for approval to operate a bovine TB isolation unit for cattle in England and Wales, and the conditions to follow.
What you must do to carry out a risk assessment if you're a farmer applying for a bespoke permit for intensive farming.
How vets in England and Wales can submit samples to APHA for non-statutory diagnostic testing.
Pig owners and keepers must follow the conditions of this licence when they move pigs.
You can use these emission factors to quantify the amount of ammonia emitted from your permitted pig or poultry operations.
The rules you must follow to make sure deer can be traced to help prevent and contain disease.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing bristles, feathers, fur, hair and wool to Great Britain.
Farm software companies that have successfully passed testing for the Cattle Tracing Service (CTS) Web Services.
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