We use some essential cookies to make this website work.
We’d like to set additional cookies to understand how you use GOV.UK, remember your settings and improve government services.
We also use cookies set by other sites to help us deliver content from their services.
You have accepted additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
You have rejected additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
Departments, agencies and public bodies
News stories, speeches, letters and notices
Detailed guidance, regulations and rules
Reports, analysis and official statistics
Consultations and strategy
Data, Freedom of Information releases and corporate reports
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).
List of approved blood testing laboratories to monitor the effectiveness of rabies vaccines.
Know which licence or certificate you must have to restrain, stun or kill animals which are not for human consumption, and how to carry out these operations.
Who can fish commercially, who can buy and sell first-sale fish, how to report sales information.
What to include in a holding register, including how to record pig movements and taking an annual inventory.
How to spot sheep scab, what to do if you suspect it and control measures to prevent its spread.
How to get a handling or storage site approved, how to store animal by-products (ABPs) and derived products, and how to build the site.
Find out how you can use manure, guano and digestive tract content, including how to store and move them.
Provides best practice advice on minimising the risk of causing pollution while protecting natural resources.
Guidance for egg packers on grading eggs as Class A or Class B in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Advisory note from the UK Chief Veterinary Officer for veterinarians prescribing BTV-3 vaccines.
Information on what a border control post (BCP) is and the sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) checks that take place there.
How to apply for approval to operate a bovine TB isolation unit for cattle in England and Wales, and the conditions to follow.
How the Agricultural Supply Chain Adjudicator operates and how to make a formal complaint or contact us in confidence.
How to set up a compost or biogas site, UK and EU standards explained, and alternative treatment methods for animal by-products (ABPs).
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing meat and other meat products for human consumption to Great Britain.
Farmers who enter into an Improve Animal Health and Welfare (IAHW) agreement must follow the IAHW agreement terms and conditions.
What you must do to carry out a risk assessment if you're a farmer applying for a bespoke permit for intensive farming.
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.
Cross compliance ended on 31 December 2023. If you are a farmer or land manager, find out what this means for you.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
To help us improve GOV.UK, we’d like to know more about your visit today. Please fill in this survey (opens in a new tab and requires JavaScript).