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Private cattle IFN-y testing, including when to test, how to apply for permission, carry out testing and submit samples to APHA.
This licence allows you to move samples from premises in a protection zone or surveillance zone for salmonella testing.
Cattle owners and keepers must follow the conditions of this licence when they move their animals.
Find out the tests that are most commonly requested from APHA, their test codes, and the correct laboratory to send samples.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing live or genetic material of dogs, cats or ferrets to Great Britain.
Technical information about the import requirements for live animals and germplasm, for use by vets, importers and border officials.
Use this licence to move live animals out of one bluetongue restricted zone into another bluetongue restricted zone.
Laws and regulations protecting farm animals at shows and markets, including the suitability of pens, cages or hutches
How to get a biosecurity report for your premises to receive poultry moved under a specific movement licence in a bird flu disease zone.
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.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing bristles, feathers, fur, hair and wool to Great Britain.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing other live animals or genetic material to Great Britain.
What you must do to carry out a risk assessment if you're a farmer applying for a bespoke permit for intensive farming.
Details of poultry establishments that are approved members of the Poultry Health Scheme (PHS).
How to manage tuberculosis (TB) in your non-bovine animals, when you can move them, and how to get compensation if you slaughter them.
What to include in a holding register, including how to record pig movements and taking an annual inventory.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing composite products for human consumption to Great Britain.
Farm software companies that have successfully passed testing for the Cattle Tracing Service (CTS) Web Services.
What you need to do when you send cattle, bison or buffalo to a slaughterhouse.
You should use this licence to move poultry meat from poultry originating in a protection zone.
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