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How to import or move live animals and germinal products from the EU to Great Britain.
Use these general licences to move animals and germinal product from the bluetongue restricted zone to Scotland or Wales (EXD603, EXD608, EXD627, EXD639, EXD656, EXD657).
Information on BTV-3 vaccines including permits and licences.
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.
Signs that may suggest rabies in bats, what to do if you spot them and measures to prevent exposing yourself to the disease.
Find out when to test vaccinated animals and how to get private testing.
Private veterinary surgeons (PVS) can use this service to report the prescription of a BTV-3 vaccination.
Get a breed code to register a cattle, bison or buffalo birth.
Find out when you must use a Defra-approved disinfectant, which product to use, and in what concentration.
Services provided and contact details for Veterinary Investigation Centres (VICs) and surveillance pathology partners in England and Wales.
What livestock keepers must do when they intend to use someone else's land or buildings temporarily.
What a movement is, who needs to report moves, and how to prepare to move sheep and goats.
What you must record in a holding register (also called a flock or herd record), when to update it and what to use.
The tests you must arrange for bovine TB, what happens if your cattle test positive, when cattle must be slaughtered, and compensation.
Print a template holding register to record sheep and goat tags, movements and deaths.
What cattle keepers must record and report when they move cattle, bison or buffalo and the deadlines.
When and how to identify your lambs and sheep with tags.
Service for Marketing Authorisation Holders, Manufacturers and Wholesalers.
Sheep and goat owners and keepers must follow the conditions of this licence when they move sheep or goats.
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.
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