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Find out which birds and animals may be spared from culling during an outbreak of an exotic animal disease.
How ear tag manufacturers and suppliers must get cattle ear tags tested to meet Publicly Available Specifications (PAS) 44:2026.
How to report deer movements to the Livestock Information Service, including imports and exports.
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).
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing other live animals or genetic material to Great Britain.
Summary of product characteristics for BLUEVAC-3 BTV-3 vaccine in the UK
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing fish oil that is not for human consumption to Great Britain.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing manure, fertilisers and soil improvers to Great Britain.
Register for licences to cage-trap and mark badgers (Meles meles) for vaccinating them against bovine tuberculosis (TB) to help prevent the spread of disease.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing live or germinal products of invertebrates, amphibians or reptiles to Great Britain.
Images showing clinical signs and pathology of African swine fever.
Guidance for vets and animal keepers on what funding is available for bovine tuberculosis (bTB) testing of animals kept in zoos and safari parks in England, and when to notify APHA of suspected TB.
How vets can submit samples to APHA laboratory testing services and prices for these services.
How to report pig movements using the electronic animal movement licensing (eAML2) service.
List of approved laboratories for testing under the Poultry Health Scheme.
Code of practice for the control of Salmonella in animal feed in Great Britain.
This publication provides details of the code of practice that should be used for the responsible use of animal medicines on farms.
Guidance for farmers and others who work with livestock on reducing the risk of human M. bovis infection.
Defra’s Secretary of State has permitted the use of this bluetongue serotype 3 (BTV-3) vaccine within the United Kingdom, subject to licence.
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