Laboratory testing requirements for animal by-products (ABPs)

Find out how to take samples from processed ABPs and find laboratories to test them, and what to do if one of your samples fails a test.




Statistics at Defra

We publish national and official statistics relating to the environment, rural communities, food, farming and biosecurity.




Transparency data: Defra: prompt payment data April 2015 to September 2025

How long Defra takes to pay invoices.




Policy paper: Government response to the OEP review: Local Nature Recovery Strategies and their role in contributing to nature recovery commitments in England

The government’s response to the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) review of Local Nature Recovery Strategies and their role in contributing to nature recovery commitments in England.




Independent report: Opinion on carbon dioxide gas stunning of pigs and alternative methods

Animal Welfare Committee (AWC) opinion on the welfare impacts on pigs of high concentration CO2 gas stunning and of potential alternative stunning methods.