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Use IPAFFS to notify enforcement authorities about imports to Great Britain.
Exporters in England, Scotland and Wales: register or sign in to EHC online to apply for an export health certificate.
Official vets and inspectors in England, Scotland and Wales: register or sign in to EHC online to certify export health certificates.
How to get an export health certificate to export or move live animals and animal products from Great Britain to the EU, Northern Ireland or non-EU countries.
Register if you keep up to 49 birds, including any kept as pets.
How to report sheep and goat movements to the Livestock Information Service.
How to import animals and animal products to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man from non-EU countries.
How to safely and legally dispose of dead farm animals and horses.
Licences and authorisations to import genetic material, research and diagnostic samples, trade samples and display items, and some live animals and animal products.
A list of organisations in England, Scotland and Wales that inspect and certify animals and animal products for export. The list does not include every certifier.
Find out when you must use a Defra-approved disinfectant, which product to use, and in what concentration.
How to import or move live animals and germinal products from the EU to Great Britain.
Get a breed code to register a cattle, bison or buffalo birth.
This is the Hub for all the Veterinary Medicines Directorate's communications on current and future regulatory changes.
What you must record in a holding register (also called a flock or herd record), when to update it and what to use.
What cattle keepers must record and report when they move cattle, bison or buffalo and the deadlines.
How to get a flock or herd mark for livestock (including those kept as pets) and keep your registered details up to date.
What a movement is, who needs to report moves, and how to prepare to move sheep and goats.
Print a template holding register to record sheep and goat tags, movements and deaths.
What livestock keepers must do when they intend to use someone else's land or buildings temporarily.
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