Guidance: Bluetongue movement licences, designated slaughterhouses and slaughter markets

When you need to use movement licences, the designated slaughterhouses to use for bluetongue restricted premises, and selling animals from a bluetongue zone.




Guidance: Register as a keeper of less than 50 poultry or other captive birds

Register if you keep up to 49 birds, including any kept as pets.




Press release: Flooding impacts across the country

Further rainfall today means minor, localised river flooding impacts are expected across England




Guidance: Apply to freeze or move germinal product from bluetongue zones

Apply for a specific licence to freeze or move germinal product from susceptible animals in bluetongue zones.




Statistics: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs – Statistics at Defra

We publish national and official statistics relating to the environment, rural communities, food, farming and biosecurity.