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African horse sickness

Symptoms and what to do if you suspect infection

Guidance and services

African swine fever

Clinical signs and what to do if you suspect infection

Guidance and services

Anthrax

Symptoms and what to do if you suspect infection

Guidance and services

Aujeszky’s disease

Clinical signs and what to do if you suspect infection

Guidance and services

  • Aujeszky’s disease
    Aujeszky’s disease (pseudorabies) is a disease primarily of pigs, which can be passed on to other species. It is a notifiable disease.

Avian influenza

Avian influenza prevention zone, symptoms and what to do if you suspect infection

Guidance and services

Policy and background Includes strategy, reports, projects and assessments.

Bat lyssavirus

Clinical signs and what to do if you suspect infection

Guidance and services

Bee health

Healthy bee strategy

Guidance and services

  • Healthy honey bees
    How we plan to work with beekeepers to improve the health of honey bees.

Biosecurity and animal by-products

Help to comply with the law on handling animal by-products

Guidance and services

Policy and background Includes strategy, reports, projects and assessments.

Bluetongue

Vaccines, symptoms and what to do if you suspect infection

Guidance and services

  • Bluetongue virus (Btv)
    Bluetongue virus (BTV) is an infectious, non-contagious, vector-borne viral disease. It affects wild and domestic ruminants such as sheep, goats, cattle, deer and camelids. It does not infect humans and there is no risk to public health or food safety.
  • Bluetongue: general licence to use inactivated vaccine
    Licence to allow the use of inactivated Bluetongue vaccine in Wales.

Policy and background Includes strategy, reports, projects and assessments.

Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)

Clinical signs and what to do if you suspect infection

Guidance and services

Bovine TB

Moving cattle, eradication programme

Guidance and services

Policy and background Includes strategy, reports, projects and assessments.

Bovine viral diarrhoea

Clinical signs and what to do if you suspect infection

Guidance and services

Breeds at risk register

These breeds are considered at risk and may be spared from any cull

Guidance and services

Brucellosis

Clinical signs and what to do if you suspect infection

Guidance and services

  • Brucellosis
    Brucellosis is a highly contagious bacterial disease of animals.

Chronic wasting disease

Clinical signs and what to do if you suspect infection

Guidance and services

  • Chronic wasting disease
    Chronic wasting disease is an infectious disease of cervids (deer, elk and moose). It is a notifiable disease.

Classical swine fever

Clinical signs and what to do if you suspect infection

Guidance and services

  • Classical swine fever
    Classical swine fever (CSF) is a highly contagious viral pig disease. It is a notifiable disease.

Contingency planning for exotic animal diseases

Our contingency plan

Policy and background Includes strategy, reports, projects and assessments.

Enzootic bovine leukosis

Clinical signs and what to do if you suspect infection

Guidance and services

Epizootic haemorrhagic disease (EHD)

Clinical signs and what to do if you suspect epizootic haemorrhagic disease (EHD)

Guidance and services

  • Epizootic haemorrhagic disease (EHD)
    Epizootic haemorrhagic disease (EHD) is an infectious, non-contagious notifiable viral disease. It mainly affects deer, cattle, and other ruminants (including goats, sheep and camelids).

Equine infectious anaemia

Clinical signs and what to do if you suspect infection

Guidance and services

  • Equine infectious anaemia
    Equine infectious anaemia or “swamp fever” is a viral disease of horses, mules and donkeys. It is a notifiable disease.

Farm animal medicines

Purchase record, administration record

Guidance and services

Foot and mouth disease

Clinical signs and what to do if you suspect infection

Guidance and services

  • Foot and mouth disease
    Foot and mouth disease is a notifiable viral disease. It affects cattle, sheep, pigs, goats and other cloven-hoofed animals.

Policy and background Includes strategy, reports, projects and assessments.

Hydatid disease

Clinical signs and what to do if you suspect infection

Guidance and services

Johne's disease

Symptoms and what to do if you suspect infection

Guidance and services

  • Johne's disease: guidance
    Describes symptoms and how to prevent the spread of disease in dairy herds.
  • Johne’s disease
    Johne’s disease is a chronic gastrointestinal infection that mainly affects sheep and cattle.

Lumpy skin disease

Clinical signs and what to do if you suspect infection

Guidance and services

  • Lumpy skin disease
    Lumpy skin disease is a notifiable animal disease spread by a virus, which affects cattle.

Newcastle disease

Clinical signs and what to do if you suspect infection

Guidance and services

  • Newcastle disease
    Newcastle disease is a highly contagious viral disease of birds. It is a notifiable disease.

Notifiable diseases

Major livestock diseases you must report

Guidance and services

  • Classical swine fever
    Classical swine fever (CSF) is a highly contagious viral pig disease. It is a notifiable disease.
  • West Nile virus
    West Nile Virus is a zoonotic disease which can affect birds, horses and humans. It is a notifiable disease.
  • Report notifiable diseases
    You must report these major livestock diseases.
  • Equine infectious anaemia
    Equine infectious anaemia or “swamp fever” is a viral disease of horses, mules and donkeys. It is a notifiable disease.
  • Epizootic haemorrhagic disease (EHD)
    Epizootic haemorrhagic disease (EHD) is an infectious, non-contagious notifiable viral disease. It mainly affects deer, cattle, and other ruminants (including goats, sheep and camelids).
  • African swine fever
    African swine fever is a viral infection of domestic and feral pigs (wild boar). It is a notifiable disease.
  • Lumpy skin disease
    Lumpy skin disease is a notifiable animal disease spread by a virus, which affects cattle.
  • African horse sickness
    African horse sickness is a fatal disease. It affects horses, mules, donkeys and zebras. It is a notifiable disease.
  • Newcastle disease
    Newcastle disease is a highly contagious viral disease of birds. It is a notifiable disease.
  • Aujeszky’s disease
    Aujeszky’s disease (pseudorabies) is a disease primarily of pigs, which can be passed on to other species. It is a notifiable disease.
  • Rabies
    Rabies is a fatal viral disease of the nervous system. It is a notifiable disease.
  • Avian influenza (bird flu)
    Avian influenza is a highly contagious viral disease. It affects the respiratory, digestive or nervous system of many species of birds.
  • Swine vesicular disease
    Swine Vesicular Disease is a contagious viral disease of pigs. It is a notifiable disease.
  • Foot and mouth disease
    Foot and mouth disease is a notifiable viral disease. It affects cattle, sheep, pigs, goats and other cloven-hoofed animals.
  • Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)
    Also known as “Mad Cow disease”, this fatal disease can be transmitted to humans. BSE is a notifiable disease.
  • Bluetongue virus (Btv)
    Bluetongue virus (BTV) is an infectious, non-contagious, vector-borne viral disease. It affects wild and domestic ruminants such as sheep, goats, cattle, deer and camelids. It does not infect humans and there is no risk to public health or food safety.
  • Chronic wasting disease
    Chronic wasting disease is an infectious disease of cervids (deer, elk and moose). It is a notifiable disease.

Porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus

Clinical signs and what to do if you suspect infection

Guidance and services

Rabies

Clinical signs and what to do if you suspect infection

Guidance and services

  • Rabies
    Rabies is a fatal viral disease of the nervous system. It is a notifiable disease.

Salmonella

Clinical signs and what to do if you suspect infection

Guidance and services

Schmallenberg virus

Clinical signs and what to do if you suspect infection

Guidance and services

Scrapie

Clinical signs and what to do if you suspect infection

Guidance and services

  • Scrapie
    Scrapie is a fatal neurological disease of sheep and goats.

Sheep scab

Symptoms and what to do if you suspect infection

Guidance and services

Swine vesicular disease

Symptoms and what to do if you suspect infection

Guidance and services

  • Swine vesicular disease
    Swine Vesicular Disease is a contagious viral disease of pigs. It is a notifiable disease.

Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE)

Clinical signs and what to do if you suspect infection

Guidance and services

Policy and background Includes strategy, reports, projects and assessments.

West Nile virus

Symptoms and what to do if you suspect infection

Guidance and services