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Get a breed code to register a cattle, bison or buffalo birth.
Rules and standards for running an approved breeding programme and keeping a breed book or register of purebred animals, hybrid pigs and germinal products.
When and how to test for salmonella if you breed chickens, and what happens if a flock tests positive. Testing is part of the salmonella national control programme (NCP).
Guidance for EU exporters, exporters from the rest of the world and UK importers, on how to import groupage or mixed load consignments of animal products into Great Britain.
Find out which live animals and animal foods or feeding stuffs are zero-rated for VAT.
This release presents results from the annual inventory of pedigree livestock breed populations and breeding structures. It provides data on the status and trends in pedigree cattle, sheep, pigs, goats and horses which are present in the UK. Many breeds...
When and how to test for salmonella if you breed turkeys, and what happens if a flock tests positive. Testing is part of the salmonella national control programme (NCP).
Recognised breed societies for bovine, ovine, porcine and caprine species, and recognised breed operations for hybrid breeding pigs.
Licences and authorisations to import genetic material, research and diagnostic samples, trade samples and display items, and some live animals and animal products.
Explains what is prohibited, how to describe and classify it and the duty to separate mixed waste.
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