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How to safely and legally dispose of dead farm animals and horses.
Diseases and health problems in sheep and goats, including foot and mouth disease (FMD), scrapie and lead poisoning
Treating and disposing of non-hazardous farm waste, sending to landfill, burying waste, incinerating fallen stock and recycling waste fuel oil.
Guidance on the main diseases that affect cattle, disease prevention and legal controls in place to protect cattle health.
Form to apply for approval to carry out tests for transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) on fallen stock.
Cattle keepers must report the death of any cattle to the British Cattle Movement Service (BCMS), return the cattle passport and record it on their holding register.
Information about the welfare of horses on farms and livery yards and how to dispose of waste and fallen stock.
What sites are collection centres, the animal by-products (ABPs) you can treat at one, and how you must treat them.
How to spot BSE, what to do if you suspect it, measures you must take to prevent it and when you must have cattle tested.
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