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Farm software companies that have successfully passed testing for the Cattle Tracing Service (CTS) Web Services.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing animal products that are being returned to Great Britain.
Pig owners and keepers must follow the conditions of this licence when they move pigs.
Laws and regulations protecting farm animals at shows and markets, including the suitability of pens, cages or hutches
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 other live animals or genetic material to Great Britain.
All national applications will be processed on one of six timetables that vary in length depending on the complexity and nature of the application under assessment.
How to manage tuberculosis (TB) in your non-bovine animals, when you can move them, and how to get compensation if you slaughter them.
Technical information about the import requirements for live animals and germplasm, for use by vets, importers and border officials.
What you must do to carry out a risk assessment if you're a farmer applying for a bespoke permit for intensive farming.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing live birds, poultry or poultry products to Great Britain.
Guidance for vets, importers and border control officials when importing live animals that are being returned to Great Britain.
When and how to take samples from breeding chickens for the salmonella national control programme (NCP), and what happens if a flock tests positive.
How to meet statutory bovine TB testing requirements when moving cattle in Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland), and across their borders.
Private cattle IFN-y testing, including when to test, how to apply for permission, carry out testing and submit samples to APHA.
Defra’s Secretary of State has permitted the use of this bluetongue serotype 3 (BTV-3) vaccine within the United Kingdom, subject to licence.
Guidance for owners of domestic goats in England and Scotland on tuberculosis (TB), how and why TB is tested for, and what happens if it's detected in goats.
How poultry producers can join and pay fees for the Poultry Health Scheme, and how to pay fees to become a PHS approved laboratory.
What an agent must do to communicate with the Cattle Tracing System on behalf of a keeper of cattle, bison or buffalo.
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