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What cattle keepers must do with the barcode labels sent by the British Cattle Movement Service (BCMS) and how to get more if you run out.
Biosecurity and hygiene standards to keep animals safe from bluetongue virus.
Calculate the annual nitrogen and phosphorus emissions from your livestock. Report the data to the Environment Agency.
How to apply for an environmental permit if you rear pigs and poultry intensively, including how to comply with and change the permit.
Cattle owners and keepers must follow the conditions of this licence when they move their animals.
Information on what a border control post (BCP) is and the sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) checks that take place there.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing other animal products for human consumption (such as honey or snails) to Great Britain.
Find out about compensation arrangements for animals culled by the government as part of certain disease control strategies.
How to apply for approval to operate a bovine TB isolation unit for cattle in England and Wales, and the conditions to follow.
Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) contact details for private vets, Official Veterinarians, and others in an official capacity.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing composite products for human consumption to Great Britain.
What to include in a holding register, including how to record pig movements and taking an annual inventory.
Use this general licence to move animals from anywhere in England to anywhere else in England.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing meat and other meat products for human consumption to Great Britain.
Poultry valuation tables outline the value of poultry in Great Britain.
Advisory note from the UK Chief Veterinary Officer for veterinarians prescribing BTV-3 vaccines.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing research and trade samples or display items to Great Britain.
APHA detects and investigates new and re-emerging diseases in animals in England and Wales.
Farm software companies that have successfully passed testing for the Cattle Tracing Service (CTS) Web Services.
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