FMD Update - ENGLAND 20th Sept 07

The following licences are now available on the Defra website at:

www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/fmd/movements/index.htm

New Licences

General licence authorising establishments in a Surveillance Zone to produce meat products from susceptible animals
General licence for the movement of pigs from breeding units to grower units, and grower units to finishing units in a Restricted Zone for welfare purposes
General licence for the movement of susceptible animals between premises under the same occupation in a Restricted Zone
General licence for the movement along a public highway in a Restricted Zone, from one part of a premises to another part of the same premises of:
dairy animals for milking for the production of milk intended for human consumption or for disposal (due to medicinal withdrawal or colostrum extraction);
susceptible animals for veterinary treatment;
pregnant sows to assist farrowing;
sows which have recently farrowed and their piglets;
susceptible animals for loading onto a vehicle.