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ARCHIVE: Animal diseases
Information on the old Defra website currently covers the following:
- A-Z index of diseases - know how to spot signs of disease from avian influenza and bluetongue to rabies and scrapie.
- Notifiable diseases - there are some animal diseases that must be reported by law. These include:
- Biosecurity and good hygiene - Better biosecurity provides peace of mind, healthy stock and a more viable business.
- Disease control - the latest information on how to prevent disease through good farming practices.
- Zoonoses - find out which animal diseases may have implications for human health.
- Endemic diseases - full details on diseases typically present in the UK.
- International disease monitoring - Defra monitors disease outbreaks around the world and reports on the latest developments and risks.
- UK veterinary surveillance - find out how Defra works with partners to provide warnings and rapid detection of UK disease threats.
- Poultry keepers with more than 50 birds should register with the GB Poultry Register.
Page last modified: October 29, 2010