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Licence conditions of the general licence in England.
APHA detects and investigates new and re-emerging diseases in animals in England and Wales.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing other animal products for human consumption (such as honey or snails) to Great Britain.
All national applications will be processed on one of six timetables that vary in length depending on the complexity and nature of the application under assessment.
When and how to take samples for the salmonella national control programme (NCP) if you’re an egg producer, and what happens if a laying flock tests positive.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing meat and other meat products for human consumption to Great Britain.
How to report and record pig movements and when to follow the standstill rule.
When and how to test for salmonella if you breed chickens, and what happens if a flock tests positive. Testing is part of the salmonella national control programme (NCP).
What happens when Rural Payments Agency field officers visit your holding, including checks on tagging, holding registers and movement records.
Find out about compensation arrangements for animals culled by the government as part of certain disease control strategies.
Use this licence to move live animals from a bluetongue restricted zone to Scotland.
Farm software companies that have successfully passed testing for the Cattle Tracing Service (CTS) Web Services.
What to include in a holding register, including how to record pig movements and taking an annual inventory.
What you need to do when sheep and goats pass through your premises, including updating your holding register and reporting movements.
How to spot Newcastle disease, what to do if you suspect it and measures to prevent its spread.
Find out when to test vaccinated animals and how to get private testing.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing composite products for human consumption to Great Britain.
The rules you must follow to make sure deer can be traced to help prevent and contain disease.
Find out the tests that are most commonly requested from APHA, their test codes, and the correct laboratory to send samples.
How to meet statutory bovine TB testing requirements when moving cattle in Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland), and across their borders.
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