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Get a breed code to register a cattle, bison or buffalo birth.
Services provided and contact details for Veterinary Investigation Centres (VICs) and surveillance pathology partners in England and Wales.
How to get a flock or herd mark for livestock (including those kept as pets) and keep your registered details up to date.
What cattle keepers must record and report when they move cattle, bison or buffalo and the deadlines.
Print a template holding register to record sheep and goat tags, movements and deaths.
What livestock keepers must do when they intend to use someone else's land or buildings temporarily.
Service for Marketing Authorisation Holders, Manufacturers and Wholesalers.
Apply for a specific licence for any movement or activity in a bird flu (avian influenza) disease zone not covered by a general licence.
What a movement is, who needs to report moves, and how to prepare to move sheep and goats.
Licences to move animals to bluetongue-approved slaughter markets or breeding sales and how to become a bluetongue-approved market.
How to prevent the introduction and spread of animal and bird disease by following good hygiene and biosecurity standards.
This is the Hub for all the Veterinary Medicines Directorate's communications on current and future regulatory changes.
Sheep and goat owners and keepers must follow the conditions of this licence when they move sheep or goats.
Who to contact if you keep livestock (including as pets) when your registered details change.
The tests you must arrange for bovine TB, what happens if your cattle test positive, when cattle must be slaughtered, and compensation.
How to spot bovine tuberculosis (bovine TB), what to do if you suspect it and measures to prevent its spread.
Rules food businesses should follow for any meat produced from poultry or farmed game birds originating within a disease control zone.
You can use these emission factors to quantify the amount of ammonia emitted from your permitted pig or poultry operations.
You should use this licence to move poultry carcasses for disposal from premises in a protection zone or surveillance zone in England.
Technical information about the import requirements for POAO for human consumption, for use by vets, importers and border officials.
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