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Vaccination of birds against high pathogenicity avian influenza joint statement from the avian influenza vaccination taskforce.
Since October 2021 an unprecedented number of high pathogenicity avian…
This report contains the Health and Safety Executive’s advice on the use of Cruiser SB on the UK’s sugar beet crops.
This contingency plan describes how the government will manage an outbreak or incident of exotic notifiable disease of animals in England.
This publication summarises points from the Contingency Plan for Exotic…
Authorisations by the Secretary of State to inform operators how to comply with these exemptions.
This paper sets out the training, qualification and appointments of Approved Tuberculin Testers (ATTs).
This paper sets out the training, qualification and appointments of Certification Support Officers (CSOs).
This paper sets out the training, qualification and appointments of Food Competent Certifying Officers (FCCOs).
Disease control framework for bluetongue virus serotype 3 (BTV-3) in England in 2024.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Seeking views on changes to the law on veterinary medicines.
These reports contain the Health and Safety Executive’s advice on the use of Cruiser SB on the UK’s sugar beet crops.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
The contingency plan outlines how Defra, Welsh Government, and their operational partners prepare for and respond to outbreaks of aquatic animal disease.
This plan sets out the UK's 21 international ambitions to help protect our plants and trees.
A framework to help local authorities in England carry out controls under animal health and welfare legislation.
This zoonoses contingency plan explains how Defra will manage incidents of certain endemic zoonotic diseases in England.
Seeking views on how we can work together to protect Great Britain from the risks of harmful plant pests and diseases.
How the UK government and devolved governments propose to work together on plant health policy.
How the UK government and devolved governments propose to work together in policy areas covering plant varieties and seeds.
Creating a modernised and responsive scientific basis for regulating veterinary medicines.
Seeking views on the fur market in Great Britain to help shape government policy in relation to the fur trade.
We are seeking your views on our proposed changes to the rules around the movement of pets into Great Britain.
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