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Manage your birds’ housing and welfare when they must be kept inside because of disease outbreaks.
Guidance for EU exporters, exporters from the rest of the world and UK importers, on how to import groupage or mixed load consignments of animal products into Great Britain.
This guidance only applies to movements of bluetongue susceptible animals. Non-susceptible animals may attend shows as normal.
How to apply for an authorisation to manufacture authorised veterinary medicines or medicines marketed under the Exemptions for small pet animals.
Legal requirements and good practice guidance for Veterinary Practice Premises Inspections.
Fees charged for the specific activities carried out by the VMD.
How to manage racing pigeons, birds of prey and other captive birds during a bird flu (avian influenza) outbreak.
Information on what a border control post (BCP) is and the sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) checks that take place there.
Sign up to receive the latest news on exotic notifiable animal disease outbreaks in Great Britain.
These published standards relate to a number of KPIs in the VMD Deliverables and KPI document.
Actions that should be taken in the event of a non-native invasive mosquito species of public or animal health importance being detected in England.
How to keep farmed sheep, and your responsibilities for their health, housing and feed.
Guidance for the veterinary pharmaceutical industry on the production of mock-ups for assessment.
How to spot equine viral arteritis, what to do if you suspect it and measures to prevent its spread.
Find out when and how to report a notifiable tree pest or disease in the UK, and information on services such as Tree Alert, TreeCheck and Observatree.
This enforcement policy sets out the general principles and approach taken by the VMD.
Clarification for the interpretation of the new elements within the Veterinary Medicines Regulations (VMRs), as amended, relating to combating antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
How to import and move eggs for human consumption to Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland) from EU and non-EU countries.
Guidance for the veterinary pharmaceutical industry on applying for maximum residue limits (MRLs) in the UK.
Where you can build a pet cemetery, the animals you can bury there, how it must be built and how to register.
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