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Licences and authorisations to import genetic material, research and diagnostic samples, trade samples and display items, and some live animals and animal products.
When and how to identify your lambs and sheep with tags.
Changes to import controls for animals and products of animal origin.
Find out when you must use a Defra-approved disinfectant, which product to use, and in what concentration.
The signs of bluetongue virus, how you must report it and what happens when you do.
Services provided and contact details for Veterinary Investigation Centres (VICs) and surveillance pathology partners in England and Wales.
What you must record in a holding register (also called a flock or herd record), when to update it and what to use.
A list of organisations in England, Scotland and Wales that inspect and certify animals and animal products for export. The list does not include every certifier.
How to apply for, correct or replace a cattle passport and what to do if you miss the application deadline or it has not arrived.
What a movement is, who needs to report moves, and how to prepare to move sheep and goats.
What cattle keepers must record and report when they move cattle, bison or buffalo and the deadlines.
How to import or move live animals and germinal products from the EU to Great Britain.
Print a template holding register to record sheep and goat tags, movements and deaths.
Who to contact if you keep livestock (including as pets) when your registered details change.
Sheep and goat owners and keepers must follow the conditions of this licence when they move sheep or goats.
Private veterinary surgeons (PVS) can use this service to report the prescription of a BTV-3 vaccination.
The rules to follow when moving animals within a restricted zone, including to markets, shows and slaughterhouses.
Cattle keepers must tag a newborn calf, add its details to their holding register and register its birth within legal deadlines.
How to prevent the introduction and spread of animal disease by following good hygiene and biosecurity standards.
Service for Marketing Authorisation Holders, Manufacturers and Wholesalers.
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