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Guidance on a range of animal health and welfare requirements and legislation, including infectious diseases, record keeping and feed hygiene.
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.
Rabies-susceptible animals entering the UK have to spend six months in quarantine, except for those exempt under the pet travel scheme.
