Guidance on a range of animal health and welfare requirements and legislation, including infectious diseases, record keeping and feed hygiene.
We are responsible for the enforcement of animal health and welfare legislation that protects livestock from infectious diseases.
We have responsibility for animal welfare relating to farmed animals. We ensure the welfare of animals and respond to welfare-related reports from the public.
For farm record keeping, laws govern what information must be kept on record and for how long.
Farm animal carcasses cannot be buried or burnt in the open due to the risk of disease spreading by birds, other scavengers, or groundwater or air pollution.
By law, feed businesses must have a system in place to ensure feed is safe for the animals and the food chain and to be registered or approved by their local authority.
Rabies-susceptible animals entering the UK have to spend six months in quarantine, except for those exempt under the pet travel scheme.
