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Wildlife protection - find out if you need a licence to kill, disturb or move animals, birds or fish
Apply for a licence to import live animals (not pet dogs, cats and ferrets).
Guidance for the pharmaceutical industry on Marketing Authorisations for veterinary medicines in the UK.
Sets out the standards of care and accommodation of animals required by the Animals (Scientific) Procedures Act 1986.
How to spot brucellosis, what to do if you suspect it and measures to prevent its spread
Guidelines and guidance for vets, farmers and animal keepers on the responsible use of antimicrobials.
Information and advice on rabies, the viral infection of the central nervous system which affects mammals and humans.
Check the tariff classification for dried buffalo ears and dried beef meat scraped off from the throat, for use as animal feed.
Find out about priority habitats and species, the value of ancient and native woodland and when it's appropriate to remove trees to restore open habitats.
Guidance for the pharmaceutical industry on how to apply to vary a veterinary Marketing Authorisation (MA) or Homeopathic Remedy.
Statistics from on-farm welfare inspections in Great Britain.
Find out about compensation arrangements for animals culled by the government as part of certain disease control strategies.
The signs of foot and mouth disease, what to do if you suspect it in your animals and measures to prevent its spread.
Exporters of groups of products of animal origin (POAO) to the EU and Northern Ireland can join the groupage export facilitation scheme (GEFS) to use 30-day support attestations.
How to report sheep and goat movements to the Livestock Information Service.
Form to apply for approval to operate a handling or storage plant for animal by-products.
The licence or certificate you need to slaughter or kill animals, the operations covered and how to apply.
Information for landowners about how Natural England investigates reports of death or injury to wildlife or pets where pesticides may be involved.
Competent authorities of exporting countries should use the relevant model health certificate as a template to create a version exporters can apply for to export other animal products to Great Britain, the Channel Islands or Isle of Man.
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