The rules and standards surrounding farming can be complex, so we provide a range of leaflets to help guide you through some of the most common issues with the laws that we are responsible for.
These range from disease identification and keeping pet pigs to keeping proper animal movement records and farm hygiene.
Guides
Disease
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- African horse sickness
- Anthrax
- Avian influenza (bird flu)
- BSE testing of cattle
- Bovine tuberculosis
- Classical swine fever
- Cleansing and disinfection of vehicles
- Contingency planning for livestock diseases
- Deer carcase and offal disposal
- Disposal of animal by-products
- Disposal of surplus food
- Foot-and-mouth disease
- Humane disposal of infant calves
- Keeping pet pigs
- Keeping veterinary medicine records
- Rabies
- Responsible animal/pet ownership
- Schmallenberg virus
- Sheep scab
Animal gatherings
Identification and record keeping
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- Cattle that have been refused passports
- Goats: identification, records and movement
- Horse passports
- Keeping pet pigs
- Registration and records of poultry
- Requirements for cattle identification
- Responsible animal/pet ownership
- Sheep: identification, records and movement
- The keeping and movement of pigs
- Transporting livestock by road: paperwork
Animal welfare
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- Calves at market
- Casualty slaughter for farmers and hauliers
- Home slaughter for private consumption
- Home slaughter of cattle
- Home slaughter of sheep
- Humane disposal of infant calves
- Keeping pet pigs
- Keeping veterinary medicine records
- Poultry at markets: handling and transport
- Responsible animal/pet ownership
- The welfare of animals during transport
- The welfare of horses at markets