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How and when to identify pigs (livestock and pets) with ear tags, ear tattoos or slap marks so they can be traced.
When and how to complete your annual sheep and goat inventory and how to submit it.
You can use these emission factors to quantify the amount of ammonia emitted from your permitted pig or poultry operations.
Where Great Britain will accept verifiable PDF GB health certificates from, to import live animals and animal products through TRACES or other systems.
The signs of foot and mouth disease, what to do if you suspect it in your animals and measures to prevent its spread.
How vets in England and Wales can submit samples to APHA for non-statutory diagnostic testing.
How to report and record pig movements and when to follow the standstill rule.
Licence conditions of the general licence in England.
When and how to identify your kids and goats with tags.
Information about Sevington BCP and the checks that take place there.
How to get authorised as an OV, maintain your authorisation and set up a new practice, and what to do if you will be tuberculin (TB) skin testing.
Technical information about the import requirements for animal by-products (ABPs) or products not for human consumption, for use by vets, importers and border officials.
When and how to take samples for the salmonella national control programme (NCP) if you’re an egg producer, and what happens if a laying flock tests positive.
How to spot Newcastle disease, what to do if you suspect it and measures to prevent its spread.
Access APHA reports, videos, publications and data on livestock, wildlife and small animals in England and Wales.
When and how to replace lost or damaged tags and what to record in your holding register.
Pig owners and keepers must follow the conditions of this licence when they move pigs.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing animal products that are being returned to Great Britain.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing bristles, feathers, fur, hair and wool to Great Britain.
What you must do to carry out a risk assessment if you're a farmer applying for a bespoke permit for intensive farming.
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