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Find out about compensation arrangements for animals culled by the government as part of certain disease control strategies.
General licence for the movement of resolved inconclusive reactors from officially TB free cattle herds in England or Wales directly or indirectly to slaughter.
Laws and regulations protecting farm animals at shows and markets, including the suitability of pens, cages or hutches
Use these forms to request an ammonia screening assessment as part of an intensive farming permit application.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing meat and other meat products for human consumption to Great Britain.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing dairy and milk for human consumption to Great Britain.
Cattle keepers must only buy ear tags from suppliers that have been approved by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
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.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing animal products that are being returned to Great Britain.
You must get a movement licence for animals that have been refused a passport, animals born before 1 August 1996 and unregistered calves.
Organisers of bird gatherings must have a written contingency plan outlining what to do if there is suspicion or confirmation of notifiable avian disease at or near the gathering.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing other animal products for human consumption (such as honey or snails) to Great Britain.
The rules you must follow to make sure deer can be traced to help prevent and contain disease.
Use this service to notify APHA of a bird gathering under a general licence or apply for a specific licence for gatherings of poultry or other captive birds in England.
What to include in a holding register, including how to record pig movements and taking an annual inventory.
How to take samples and choose an appropriate diagnostic test for common clinical presentations in livestock and wildlife.
Field Officers may visit your holding to check that you’re following the rules for cattle, bison and buffalo identification and record keeping.
Guidance for the veterinary pharmaceutical industry on the production and submission of the Summary of Product Characteristics (SPCs) and product literature mock-ups.
What you need to do when you send cattle, bison or buffalo to a slaughterhouse.
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