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Information to help businesses prepare for a new approach to importing goods to Great Britain under the Border Target Operating Model.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing dairy and milk for human consumption to Great Britain.
Lines of communication and action to be taken including the Government departments and agencies responsible.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing live or germinal products of invertebrates, amphibians or reptiles to Great Britain.
How to avoid becoming unwell while visiting a farm.
Guidance for cattle keepers in Scotland and Wales on why cattle are tested for bovine TB, how the tests are done and how to prepare for the tests.
Farm software companies that have successfully passed testing for the Cattle Tracing Service (CTS) Web Services.
Register for licences to cage-trap and mark badgers (Meles meles) for vaccinating them against bovine tuberculosis (TB) to help prevent the spread of disease.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing processed animal protein that is not for human consumption to Great Britain.
What you need to do when you send cattle, bison or buffalo to a slaughterhouse.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing gelatine and collagen for human consumption to Great Britain.
Guidance for vets from the APHA wildlife expert group.
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).
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.
Defra’s Secretary of State has permitted the use of this bluetongue serotype 3 (BTV-3) vaccine within the United Kingdom, subject to licence.
First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government
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 live birds, poultry or poultry products to Great Britain.
Apply for a specific licence to freeze or move germinal product from susceptible animals in bluetongue zones.
Rules food businesses should follow for any meat produced from poultry or farmed game birds originating within a disease control zone.
When and how to tag sheep and goats imported into England, what to record in your holding register and how to report the movement.
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