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Keeping farmed animals

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  • General licence for the movement of resolved inconclusive reactors from officially TB free cattle herds in England directly or indirectly to slaughter.

  • How to avoid becoming unwell while visiting a farm.

  • Deer owners and keepers must follow the conditions of this licence when they move deer.

  • What you must do to carry out a risk assessment if you're a farmer applying for a bespoke permit for intensive farming.

  • Find out when and how to take samples, and what happens if one of your flocks tests positive.

  • How to spot Newcastle disease, what to do if you suspect it and measures to prevent its spread.

  • Poultry valuation tables outline the value of poultry in Great Britain.

  • How to manage tuberculosis (TB) in your non-bovine animals, when you can move them, and how to get compensation if you slaughter them.

  • Details of poultry establishments that are approved members of the Poultry Health Scheme (PHS).

  • How to report deer movements to the Livestock Information Service, including imports and exports.

  • What breed societies and organisations need a zootechnical certificate for, and what information it must include.

  • What an agent must do to communicate with the Cattle Tracing System on behalf of a keeper of cattle, bison or buffalo.

  • All national applications will be processed on one of six timetables that vary in length depending on the complexity and nature of the application under assessment.

  • Inspectors may visit your holding to check that you’re following the rules for cattle, bison and buffalo identification and record keeping.

  • Guidance for the operators of slaughterhouses in England on how to comply with the rules on the mandatory use of Closed Circuit Television (CCTV).

  • This publication provides details of the code of practice that should be used for the responsible use of animal medicines on farms.

  • How to keep farmed goats, and your responsibilities for their health, housing and feed.

  • Farm software companies that have successfully passed testing for the Cattle Tracing Service (CTS) Web Services.

  • When and how to tag sheep and goats imported into England, what to record in your holding register and how to report the movement.

  • How to be approved as a compartment that meets EU or GB enhanced standards by protecting your poultry farm or hatchery against disease.