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Register if you keep up to 49 birds, including any kept as pets.
Use IPAFFS to notify enforcement authorities about imports to Great Britain.
When you need to use movement licences and the designated slaughterhouses to use for bluetongue restricted premises.
The signs of bluetongue virus and how you must report it in sheep, cattle and other livestock.
How to contact the Animal and Plant Health Agency.
Official vets and inspectors in England, Scotland and Wales: register or sign in to EHC online to certify export health certificates.
Check the transport companies and routes you can use to bring your pet cat, dog or ferret to England, Scotland or Wales.
The signs of bird flu and how to report it in poultry and other captive birds.
Exporters in England, Scotland and Wales: register or sign in to EHC online to apply for an export health certificate.
How to get an export health certificate to export or move live animals and animal products from Great Britain to the EU, Northern Ireland or non-EU countries.
Use this guidance to find the risk category and inspection rate for imports of live animals and animal products from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein to Great Britain.
Advice and guidance on protecting animal welfare.
Check if your import, export or re-export needs a permit or certificate under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
Use this service to apply for certificates and inspections if you export plants from England and Wales.
Biosecurity and hygiene standards to keep animals safe from bluetongue virus.
What animal by-products (ABPs) are, how to set up a site that uses them safely, the paperwork you need, and how to dispose of them.
How to report sheep and goat movements to the Livestock Information Service.
Find an approved UK border control post (BCP) to check the animals, animal products or high-risk food and feed of non-animal origin (HRFNAO) in your consignment.
When and how you need to register your item or apply for an exemption certificate to deal in ivory.
How to report dead wild birds.
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