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Use this guidance to find the risk category and inspection rate for imports of live animals and animal products from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein to Great Britain.
Labelling rules for businesses in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and retailers in Northern Ireland, for certain agri-food products moved under the Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme.
What animal by-products (ABPs) are, how to set up a site that uses them safely, the paperwork you need, and how to dispose of them.
Guidance about how the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) 2023 offer will work for farmers.
Apply for funding for a vet to visit your farm to reduce endemic diseases and conditions, increase animal productivity and improve animal welfare.
Find out the information you must give to customers on food products and how to give it.
Get paid to manage land sustainably to benefit the environment and support food production: find out if your land is eligible, select and apply for SFI actions.
Advice and guidance on protecting animal welfare.
Biosecurity and hygiene standards to keep birds safe from bird flu (avian influenza).
Licences to move animals to market from a bluetongue restricted zone.
Find out which licence and fuel you need for agricultural vehicles and which tax and operator's licence exemptions might apply to you.
Read about what to expect and how you can get ready to apply when Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier (CSHT) opens in 2025.
How to report sheep and goat movements to the Livestock Information Service.
This is the Hub for all the Veterinary Medicines Directorate's communications on current and future regulatory changes.
How to import animals and animal products to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man from non-EU countries.
Find out whether you need bluetongue testing, whether you can get it free, and how to apply for free testing.
Find out if you can remove or work on countryside hedgerows.
Signs that may suggest rabies in bats, what to do if you spot them and measures to prevent exposing yourself to the disease.
McCance and Widdowson’s 'composition of foods integrated dataset' on the nutrient content of the UK food supply.
List of priority habitats and species in England (‘Section 41 habitats and species’) for public bodies, landowners and funders to use for biodiversity conservation.
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