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  • EU state aids: transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) of cattle, sheep and goats

    Application to the European Union in respect of state aids for testing cattle, sheep and goats for transmissible spongiform encephalopathies.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Defra’s response to electronic identification (EID) tag reading study

    Defra welcomes this study which provides reassuring evidence of the quality of EID tags on sale.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Farm animal genetic resources (FAnGR): ex situ collections

    List of the initial results from an exercise to identify ex situ collections of FAnGR in the UK.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Animal Health and Welfare framework 2013/14

    The Animal Health and Welfare framework was introduced after the Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak in 2001.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Animal Health and Welfare framework 2014/15

    The Animal Health and Welfare framework was introduced after the Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak in 2001, and is usually updated annually.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • AHWBE recommendation on disease control regime for camelids and other non-bovine species.

    AHWBE Recommendation on a 3 stage process for reinforcing the current disease control regime for camelids and other non-bovine species.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • African horse sickness control strategy

    The African Horse Sickness Control Strategy guides the reader through new African horse sickness legislation in England, Scotland and Wales.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Food safety: amendments to animal feed law code of practice

    Consultation on proposed amendments to the the statutory Feed Law Code of Practice (for England and Wales).

    • From: Food Standards Agency
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  • Proposals to stop BSE testing of healthy slaughtered cattle in England and Wales from 1 January 2013

    Defra, the Welsh Government and the Food Standards Agency invited your views on a proposal to stop BSE testing of healthy slaughtered cattle in England and Wales from 1 January 2013, in line with EU proposals

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Controls on imports of animal products annual review: April 2011 to March 2012

    This is the 10th annual review of controls on imports of animal products, also known as Products Of Animal Origin (POAO).

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 2 others
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Annual review of controls on imports of animal products: April 2010 to March 2011

    This is the ninth annual review of controls on imports of animal products, also known as Products Of Animal Origin (POAO).

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • An assessment of key evidence about neonicotinoids and bees

    Defra assessment of the key evidence about neonicotinoids and bees to help inform national and international considerations of this issue.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Review and evaluation: Animal Health and Welfare Board for England

    Executive summary (interim) of independent evaluation of the AHWBE, commissioned by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • AHWBE recommendation: informal stakeholder engagement - bovine TB

    Recommendation to publish the summary of responses from the Animal Health and Welfare Board for England’s call for views.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Animal health and welfare and food safety report: review of the balance of competences

    Report on animal health and food safety for the government's review of the balance of competences between the United Kingdom and the European Union.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Consultation on proposal to increase the fee to add a prohibited type dog to the Index of Exempted Dogs

    Defra is seeking views from Wales on a proposed increase in the fee for placing a dog on the Index of Exempted Dogs.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • AHWBE recommendation: cattle movement controls

    Recommendation to agree the proposed changes to cattle movement controls for bovine tuberculosis, from the TB Eradication Advisory Group (TBEAG).

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • AHWBE recommendation: bovine TB eradication plan

    Recommendation to agree the proposed approach to securing continued EU approval and funding for the Bovine TB Eradication Plan.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • The proposed Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012

    Defra invites views on the proposed Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012. The proposed…

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • AHWBE recommendation: disease surveillance for AHVLA

    Recommendation by Animal Health and Welfare Board for England to improve the surveillance model and speed sample collection for the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government