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To facilitate certain exports some types of livestock moving onto the exporting premises must be kept in an approved export isolation facility until all the animals for export have left the premises.

Information and contact leaflet regarding TB testing health & safety
new supervision arrangements.

Managers must ensure that all staff, for whom they are responsible, have seen and understand this risk assessment and that all staff affected by the hazards are informed of and adhere to control measures.  This risk assessment must be supported by a dynamic risk assessmen

The following guidelines relate to the valuation of cattle under the Tuberculosis Control Order (Northern Ireland) 1999 (as amended) and the Brucellosis Control Order (Northern Ireland) 2004 (as amended).

This document provides  guidance for animal owners on the appeals procedure for resolving disputes about the market value of cattle under the Tuberculosis Control Order (Northern Ireland) 1999 (as amended) and the Brucellosis Control Order (Northern Ireland) 2004 (as amen

For their part, all staff are obliged to carry out a brief health and safety risk assessment before proceeding with any task. If they consider that conditions are unsafe they must ask the keeper to correct the situation before the work can proceed.

The concept of dynamic risk assessment (DRA) was first developed in the Fire Service to enable fire-fighters to operate safely in dangerous and unpredictable environments. This document provides advice on conducting a DRA ona  farm.

All drivers and attendants of animals being transported on journeys of over 65 km are required to have been assessed for competence. The competence required is specific to the role of the person involved, and frameworks giving details can be found below.

This Guidance has been prepared to assist with uniform application of Council Regulation (EC) 1/2005 on the protection of animals during transport and related operations (The Regulation) as it applies to live animal shipments carried in aircraft.

This Guidance has been prepared to assist with uniform application of Council Regulation (EC) 1/2005 on the protection of animals during transport and related operations (The Regulation) as it applies to shipments of farm animals and horses carried by sea in a container on a v

These documents provide useful guidance in relation to the specifications of trailers and vehicles for (construction and use) associated with the transport of animals

This document provides useful advice and guidance in relation to alternative transformation parameters including information on the validation process, test containers and responsibilities of the AHVLA inspector.

This Guidance has been prepared to assist with uniform application in of council Regulation (EC) 1/2005 on the protection of animals during transport and related operations (The Regulation) as it applies to live animal shipments carried in vehicles on Roll-on Roll-off (RO-RO)

This document provides useful advice and guidance in relation to competence training and assessment in relation to transporting animals.

Information leaflet providing advice and guidance on the role wildlife plays in the spread of Bovine Tuberculosis.

This document provides useful help and advice in relation to biosecurity guidance for Brucellosis.

Please note that this is not an exhaustive guide to the legislation and has no legal standing. In case of doubt, please refer to the Horse Passports Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010, Commission Regulation 504/2008/EC, or consult your legal adviser.