Notify the relevant authority immediately if you know or suspect that an animal or carcass on the farm is infected with: foot and mouth disease; bluetongue; rinderpest; peste des petits ruminants; swine vesicular disease; epizootic haemorrhagic virus disease of deer; sheep and goat pox; vesicular stomatitis; African swine fever; lumpy skin disease; Rift Valley fever

Minimise the transmission of livestock diseases

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The strength/importance of this link is 7

This link is a Positive contribution.

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Best Practice Guidance:

• Defra (2009) The Guide to Cross Compliance in England. Defra and RPA. PB12904
• Defra (2007) Bluetongue. How to spot the disease. Defra, PB12640, 2007

Defra Project IF0131
Assessment of reduction in environmental burdens through targeted measures compared with whole farm approaches in cropping and livestock systems
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