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Form for Official Veterinarians to submit a brucellosis blood sample report.
Send information about your ferret or other mustelinae to the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) if you're in England and Wales.
Form for poultry keepers to notify the Animal and Plant Health Agency of chickens kept for meat production.
Make changes to practice details on Sam if you're a veterinary practice administrator, Official Veterinarian (OV) or Approved Tuberculin Tester (ATT).
Vets can use this form to apply for permission for exceptional private use of non-validated or non-Defra approved tests for tuberculosis (TB) in cattle in England.
Use this form to request an appointment for an Animal and Plant Health (APHA) vet countersignature.
Vets can use this form to submit samples from sheep for a worming treatment check as part of an annual health and welfare review of livestock.
Use this form to submit tissue samples from pet mammals to test for the bacteria that can cause TB.
Use this form to apply for an extension or exception if you cannot complete your Official Controls Qualification (OCQ) training or revalidation.
Use this form to report suspected salmonella in animal feed and animal by-products (ABP) to the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).
Submit samples for full 16S rRNA genetic sequencing of bacteria for high-resolution identification and taxonomic placement.
Submit samples for tests to identify bacteria isolated from animals or food using 16S rRNA gene sequencing.
Register a new practice or individual on Sam, the Animal and Plant Health Agency's (APHA's) online system for recording tuberculosis (TB) test results.
Use this form to submit samples to APHA for Ovine PrP scrapie genotyping in sheep.
Submit samples from dogs for free identification of exotic worms and worm-like parasites by the APHA.
Form to register ownership of animal breeds at risk.
Cattle, sheep and goat ear tag manufacturers and suppliers must get approval to make or modify ear tags, or supply an approved ear tag.
Use this form to register with BCMS and get an ear tag manufacturer or supplier number.
Forms and guidance to support the process of the payment of Official Veterinarian (OV) services in Scotland.
Use this form for the submission of badger blood samples for private TB antibody testing at the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).
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