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Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing eggs and egg products to Great Britain.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing hay and straw to Great Britain.
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.
Find out the tests that are most commonly requested from APHA, their test codes, and the correct laboratory to send samples.
Information for camelid keepers on reporting suspected bluetongue cases. How to identify and move your camelids.
Find out which birds and animals may be spared from culling during an outbreak of an exotic animal disease.
What tags to use when exporting or moving sheep and goats outside of GB, including to Northern Ireland, what movement information to record and report.
Vets can contact APHA to get expert advice about unusual animal disease or mortality in England and Wales.
You should use this licence to move table eggs into, within or out of a protection or surveillance zone.
Guidance on managing the public health consequences of TB in cattle and other animals.
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 research and trade samples or display items to Great Britain.
Getting official recognition to trade animals and germinal products with other countries on zootechnical terms.
Cattle keepers must only buy ear tags from suppliers that have been approved by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Sets out details of our new web-based interactive map showing registered locations of TB breakdowns.
Apply for a specific licence to freeze or move germinal product from susceptible animals in bluetongue zones.
Find out which premises are approved to Great Britain standards in the compartmentalisation scheme and get their approval numbers.
Deer owners and keepers must follow the conditions of this licence when they move deer.
The farm assurance schemes that meet the requirement for annual vet visits so you can export or move animals and animal products to the EU and Northern Ireland.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing fats that are not for human consumption to Great Britain.
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