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Guidance for cattle keepers in Scotland and Wales on why cattle are tested for bovine TB, how the tests are done and how to prepare for the tests.
Article by Susanna Williamson published in Vet Record.
Article by Vanessa Swinson, Liz Nabb, Katrina Henderson, and Mick Millar published in Vet Record.
Guidance for cattle keepers in Scotland and Wales on what happens if TB is identified or suspected in their herd.
Guidance for vets from the APHA pig expert group.
Article by Adrienne Mackintosh, David Welchman, and Anna Brzozowska published in Vet Record.
Guidance for vets and farmers on hot weather and potential risks to health and welfare from the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).
How to apply for a licence to hold a market in England and Wales to sell TB restricted cattle for slaughter, and the procedures to follow when a market is held.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing live animals that are being returned to Great Britain.
What you need to do as a farming business to trade with the EU.
Tuberculosis (TB) testing in zoos, safari parks and other collections, the qualifications needed and when vets and Official Veterinarians must apply for permission from the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).
How to reduce the risk of disease from your animal feed storage units.
Vets can sign up to get text or email alerts from the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) for animal health threats for livestock and small animals.
How to spot contagious caprine pleuropneumonia, what to do if you suspect it and measures to prevent its spread.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials about bluetongue requirements for imports or transits to Great Britain.
You should use this licence to move table eggs into, within or out of a protection or surveillance zone.
You should use this licence to move mammals from or to premises in a protection or surveillance zone where poultry or other captive birds are kept.
This licence allows you to move carcasses and samples from live poultry or other captive birds.
Guidance for vets on botulism from the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can burn or incinerate waste following an animal disease outbreak or infection identified by the Animal and Plant Health Agency.
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