Animal health and welfare
Our work involves 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 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 recent foot and mouth crisis. What may seem to be bureaucratic paper exercise could save us from a similar disease outbreak.
We make every effort to enforce legislation in a fair and pragmatic way.
Pigs, pet pigs and micro pigs
Guidance on the new sheep and goat identification legislation
New keepers of livestock
You should be aware of your obligations under the current animal health and welfare legislation.
Fill in the New keepers questionnaire (PDF) to allow us to determine the frequency of inspections required.
Bovine tuberculosis (TB)
Bovine TB is a zoonotic disease, ie can be transmitted from affected animals to people, causing a condition very similar to human TB. The risk of people contracting TB from cattle in Great Britain is currently considered very low.
For more information call 0845 3708090 or email tsd@buckscc.gov.uk
Downloads (you may need Acrobat Reader to open)
- Charter leaflet (PDF 98KB)
Animal health and welfare charter - 2005 Feed and Food Hygiene regulations (PDF 33KB)
Application form
Other useful websites (these sites will open in a new window)
- Bucks County Show
- Farming Crisis Network
- Farm Animal Welfare Council
- Farm Assurance Scheme
- National Fallen Stock Company
- National Farmers Union
- Rare Breeds Survival Trust
- Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
- Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institute
- Vale Training
- World Organization for Animal Health
