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Guidance on managing the public health consequences of TB in cattle and other animals.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing hydrolysed proteins, dicalcium phosphate and tricalcium phosphate to Great Britain.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing intermediate products to Great Britain.
What an agent must do to communicate with the Cattle Tracing System on behalf of a keeper of cattle, bison or buffalo.
Privacy notice regarding personal data processed by the VMD.
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.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing apiculture products or by-products to Great Britain.
How poultry producers can join and pay fees for the Poultry Health Scheme, and how to pay fees to become a PHS approved laboratory.
Private non-validated or unapproved TB testing in cattle carried out by private vets in England, conditions for testing and how to get permission from the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).
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 gelatine and collagen for human consumption to Great Britain.
Defra’s Secretary of State has permitted the use of this bluetongue serotype 3 (BTV-3) vaccine within the United Kingdom, subject to licence.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing products for technical and pharmaceutical use to Great Britain.
Guidance for vets on schmallenberg virus (SBV) from the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).
Summary of product characteristics for BLUEVAC-3 BTV-3 vaccine in the UK
When and how to take samples from breeding chickens for the salmonella national control programme (NCP), and what happens if a flock tests positive.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing gelatine and collagen that is not for human consumption to Great Britain.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing animal products that are being returned to Great Britain.
Code of practice for the control of Salmonella in animal feed in Great Britain.
Getting official recognition to trade animals and germinal products with other countries on zootechnical terms.
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