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Poster for vets about how to spot and report African horse sickness.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing live or genetic material of dogs, cats or ferrets to Great Britain.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing live or germinal products of invertebrates, amphibians or reptiles to Great Britain.
What you can do to help reduce the risk of bovine tuberculosis (TB) infection in your herd.
Rules and standards for running an approved breeding programme and keeping a breed book or register of purebred animals, hybrid pigs and germinal products.
How to get trained to set cage traps for, vaccinate and mark badgers.
You must get a movement licence for animals that have been refused a passport, animals born before 1 August 1996 and unregistered calves.
Private cattle IFN-y testing, including when to test, how to apply for permission, carry out testing and submit samples to APHA.
What cattle keepers must do when they import or move cattle into England or Wales, including passport and ear tagging rules.
How to meet statutory bovine TB testing requirements when moving cattle in Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland), and across their borders.
How to avoid becoming unwell while visiting a farm.
General licence for the movement of resolved inconclusive reactors from officially TB free cattle herds in England directly or indirectly to slaughter.
Summary of product characteristics for Syvazul BTV-3 vaccine in the UK
How to spot Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans, what to do if you suspect it and measures to prevent its spread.
Slaughterhouse operators must record the movement of any cattle to the slaughterhouse, report their death and return the cattle passport.
How to take samples and choose an appropriate diagnostic test for common clinical presentations in livestock and wildlife.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing animal products that are being returned to Great Britain.
Privacy notice regarding personal data processed by the VMD.
List of designated slaughterhouses to use for bird flu restricted premises.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing blood and blood products to Great Britain.
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