Animal Health and Welfare

General Information about Animal Health & Welfare

Our animal health work concerns animal welfare, animal disease control and food chain issues.  Most of the livestock we deal with will, at some point, contribute to the food chain. Our work plays a vital role in ensuring that the animals have been raised and kept to recognised standards.  Disease control is also vital to the rural economy as shown by the devastating effects of the foot and mouth crisis.  What may seem to be a bureaucratic paper exercise could save us from a similar disease outbreak.

Our officers recognise that the livestock industry has changed radically over the past few years and we make every effort to enforce the legislation in a fair and pragmatic way.

For more information please contact us.

Useful websites:

• Berkshire County Show
• Defra - Animal welfare
• Farm Assurance Scheme - EFSIS - FABBL
• General licence conditions (for sheep, goats, cattle, pigs & deer)
• National Fallen Stock Company
• National Farmers Union
• National Sheep Association
• Rare Breeds Survival Trust
• Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institute
• Registering your livestock

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Composite Veterinary Guidance Notes and Form

Please note that this fact sheet is designed to give you general advice. It is not an authoritative statement of law and should not be interpreted as such.

•   Composite Veterinary Medicine Record Keeping guidance notes (pdf 25KB)

 

•   Composite Veterinary Record Sheet (pdf 16KB)

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Advice on Pigs Legislation and Movement Records

The Pigs (Records, Identification and Movements) Order 2007 came into force on 6 April 2007. 

•   Pigs Order Guidance Notes (pdf 31KB)

•   Pigs Movement Form (pdf 14KB)