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Rules food businesses should follow for any meat produced from poultry or farmed game birds originating within a disease control zone.
How to comply with the exemption from the Veterinary Medicines Regulations that allow certain animal medicines to be sold without a marketing authorisation.
Guidance explaining the different categories of animal by-products, how they should be used or disposed of, and where this can be done.
The licences you must have to import animal pathogens or carriers to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales).
This guide gives an overview of plant health legislation for forestry in England for Forestry Commission staff and contract inspectors working in the sector.
Sets out the proper use of the indication, “Suitable for horses and ponies prone to gastric ulcers”.
How to take samples and choose an appropriate diagnostic test for common clinical presentations in livestock and wildlife.
A list of trade term codes to provide a description of your specimen to Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
List of rabies quarantine premises and transporters authorised by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Reduce the risk of disease and find out where listed diseases have been confirmed in England and Wales
Find out about a specific tree pest or disease, including its lifecycle, the type of damage it does, and what to do about it.
Vets can sign up to get text or email alerts from the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) for animal health threats for livestock and small animals.
Details of certificates issued under the Special Import System for the top ten veterinary medicines imported 1 October to 31 December 2025.
How to spot and report bee pests and diseases.
How to spot contagious equine metritis, what to do if you suspect it and measures to prevent its spread.
Sets out the proper use of the indication, “Suitable for horses and ponies prone to laminitis”.
Explainer for the pharmaceutical industry on the implementation of Pharmacovigilance requirements during the transition time from the date the revised VMR have effect in GB to 17 May 2027.
Reported problems with the supply of an animal medicine and the date when the issue is expected to be resolved.
Definitive fees charged for applications under Schedule 7 of the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013.
Actions to be taken by Marketing Authorisation Holders in order to supply veterinary medicines to Northern Ireland from 1 January 2026.
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