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Use IPAFFS to notify enforcement authorities about imports to Great Britain.
Find bird flu disease control zones and the rules you must follow in each zone.
The signs of bird flu and how to report it in poultry and other captive birds.
Find contact numbers and email addresses for the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).
Biosecurity and hygiene standards to keep birds safe from bird flu (avian influenza).
Use this service to apply for certificates and inspections if you export plants from England and Wales.
Find out when you must use a Defra-approved disinfectant, which product to use, and in what concentration.
Manage your birds’ housing and welfare when they must be kept inside because of disease outbreaks.
How to import animals and animal products to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man from non-EU countries.
How to import plants, fruit, vegetables, cut flowers, trees, seeds and used agricultural machinery from non-EU countries to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales).
How to import or move food and drink from the EU to Great Britain.
Apply to import a medicine for veterinary use into the UK.
Use Sam to submit TB test results online if you are an Official Veterinarian (OV) or Approved TB Tester (ATT).
How to import plants, fruit, vegetables, cut flowers, trees, seeds and used agricultural machinery to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) from the EU, Liechtenstein and Switzerland.
Licences and authorisations to import genetic material, research and diagnostic samples, trade samples and display items, and some live animals and animal products.
When to follow Balai rules to import animals and germinal products to Great Britain from EU and non-EU countries.
How to import or move live animals and germinal products from the EU to Great Britain.
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.
Annual laboratory confirmed UK sightings of the yellow-legged hornet, also known as Asian hornet (Vespa velutina).
Check if you need a licence or phytosanitary certificate to export plants and plant products.
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