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Find bird flu disease control zones and the rules you must follow in each zone.
When you need to use movement licences.
Use this service to report using the BTV-3 vaccine in England or Wales.
How to safely and legally dispose of dead farm animals and horses.
The signs of foot and mouth disease, what to do if you suspect it in your animals and measures to prevent its spread.
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.
How to prevent the introduction and spread of animal and bird disease by following good hygiene and biosecurity standards.
Apply for a specific licence for any movement or activity in a bird flu (avian influenza) disease zone not covered by a general licence.
Signs that may suggest rabies in bats, what to do if you spot them and measures to prevent exposing yourself to the disease.
Get free bluetongue testing for your animals if you're in a bluetongue zone.
Access APHA reports, videos, publications and data on livestock, wildlife and small animals in England and Wales.
How to spot African swine fever, what to do if you suspect it and how to stop it spreading.
Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) contact details for private vets, Official Veterinarians, and others in an official capacity.
Find out about compensation arrangements for animals culled by the government as part of certain disease control strategies.
Information for camelid keepers on reporting suspected bluetongue cases. How to identify and move your camelids.
APHA detects and investigates new and re-emerging diseases in animals in England and Wales.
How vets in England and Wales can submit samples to APHA for non-statutory diagnostic testing.
A collection of posters about foot and mouth disease.
Send samples (classified as UN3373 biological substance category B) to APHA according to the ADR regulations and P650 packing instructions.
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