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Sheep and goat owners and keepers must follow the conditions of this licence when they move sheep or goats.
Signs that may suggest rabies in bats, what to do if you spot them and measures to prevent exposing yourself to the disease.
When and how to identify your lambs and sheep with tags.
How to prevent the introduction and spread of animal and bird disease by following good hygiene and biosecurity standards.
What you must record in your holding register (also known as a herd register or farm records), when you must do this and what you can use for your records.
Service for Marketing Authorisation Holders, Manufacturers and Wholesalers.
Who to contact if you keep livestock (including as pets) when your registered details change.
What a cattle movement is, what you need to do before you move cattle, and when you must not move cattle.
Find bird flu disease control zones and the rules you must follow in each zone.
How to apply for, correct or replace a cattle passport and what to do if you miss the application deadline or it has not arrived.
How to apply for a licence, when you need a licence, fees, licence conditions and records you must keep.
Cattle keepers must tag a newborn calf, add its details to their holding register and register its birth within legal deadlines.
Information about Sevington BCP and the checks that take place there.
Information to help businesses prepare for a new approach to importing goods to Great Britain under the Border Target Operating Model.
Where Great Britain will accept verifiable PDF GB health certificates from, to import live animals and animal products through TRACES or other systems.
Guidance for cattle keepers on the bovine TB surveillance testing intervals for areas in England, Wales and Scotland.
How to report pig movements, including how to use electronic animal movement licensing (eAML2).
The tests you must arrange for bovine TB, what happens if your cattle test positive, when cattle must be slaughtered, and compensation.
When and how to identify your kids and goats with tags.
What counts as a bird gathering, and how to notify the Animal and Plant Health Agency.
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