The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), formerly known as the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency (AHVLA), is an

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of the

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(Defra) of the

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. It was formed in its current state on 1 October 2014, when AHVLA was expanded by adding parts of the Food and Environment Research Agency (FERA), including the Plant Health and Seeds Inspectorate (PHSI). AHVLA had originally been established on 1 April 2011 by a merger of two former agencies, Animal Health and the Veterinary Laboratories Agency. The agency's main task is to protect the health and welfare of animals, as well as the general public, from disease. It conducts work across

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on behalf of Defra, the

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and the

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. The agency's total expenditure for the

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2016/17 was £217.3 million. This was offset by operating income of £62.6 million giving net expenditure of £154.7 million.

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