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Keeping farmed animals

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  • Use these general licences to move animals and germinal product from the bluetongue restricted zone in England to Scotland or Wales (EXD603, EXD608, EXD639, EXD656, EXD657, EXD658, EXD661, EXD662, EXD667).

  • Changes to import controls for animals and products of animal origin.

  • How to import or move live animals and germinal products from the EU to Great Britain.

  • A list of organisations in England, Scotland and Wales that inspect and certify animals and animal products for export. The list does not include every certifier.

  • Find out when you must use a Defra-approved disinfectant, which product to use, and in what concentration.

  • Get a breed code to register a cattle, bison or buffalo birth.

  • What you must record in a holding register (also called a flock or herd record), when to update it and what to use.

  • What a movement is, who needs to report moves, and how to prepare to move sheep and goats.

  • When and how to identify your lambs and sheep with tags.

  • Services provided and contact details for Veterinary Investigation Centres (VICs) and surveillance pathology partners in England and Wales.

  • Print a template holding register to record sheep and goat tags, movements and deaths.

  • Use this service to tell the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) about a change to your kept bird record or to confirm your details every 12 months.

  • This is the Hub for all the Veterinary Medicines Directorate's communications on current and future regulatory changes.

  • What cattle keepers must record and report when they move cattle, bison or buffalo and the deadlines.

  • Service for Marketing Authorisation Holders, Manufacturers and Wholesalers.

  • 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.

  • Sheep and goat owners and keepers must follow the conditions of this licence when they move sheep or goats.

  • Send samples (classified as UN3373 biological substance category B) to APHA according to the ADR regulations and P650 packing instructions.

  • What counts as a bird gathering, and how to notify the Animal and Plant Health Agency.

  • How and when to identify pigs (livestock and pets) with ear tags, ear tattoos or slap marks so they can be traced.