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List of priority habitats and species in England (‘Section 41 habitats and species’) for public bodies, landowners and funders to use for biodiversity conservation.
How to solve a pest problem with foxes, moles and mink using traps, snares and other methods.
Use this service to report using the BTV-3 vaccine in England or Wales.
Import risk categories under the Border Target Operating Model (BTOM) for animals or animal products you’re importing from a non-EU country to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), the import rules and inspection rate…
Register of nutrition and health claims that may be made in commercial communications in Great Britain.
How to get a flock or herd mark for livestock (including those kept as pets) and keep your registered details up to date.
Licences and authorisations to import genetic material, research and diagnostic samples, trade samples and display items, and some live animals and animal products.
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.
Find out when you must use a Defra-approved disinfectant, which product to use, and in what concentration.
If you’re a farmer or land manager, you can get funding to support and improve National Landscapes, National Parks and the Broads.
What livestock keepers must do when they intend to use someone else's land or buildings temporarily.
How to legally kill your own poultry, cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, rabbits and hares to eat at home.
How to import or move live animals and germinal products from the EU to Great Britain.
Changes to import controls for animals and products of animal origin.
The variation effective from 00:01hrs Wednesday 16 April 2025
Find out how much nitrogen you can use on your land and how to plan and record your fertiliser use in a nitrate vulnerable zone (NVZ).
What packaged goods are, how they are labelled, units of measurements used and compliance with weights and measures regulation.
What you must do to manage manure, fertiliser and soil to prevent runoff, erosion and leaching.
How to market eggs, including rules on registration, egg marking, salmonella control and egg marketing inspections in England and Wales.
Details of approved and registered animal by-product (ABP) operating plants in Great Britain and the Channel Islands.
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