AVIAN INFLUENZA PREVENTION ZONE. ADVICE FROM THE ANIMAL AND PLANT AGENCY.
Essential biosecurity and housing requirements for chicken and poultry keepers.*
- Keep your chickens and turkeys housed. If you do not have a purpose-built building, you could use a
garden shed, garage or polytunnel provided there is adequate light and ventilation.
- If there are any gaps in your poultry housing where wild birds could get in, blck them or cover with netting.
- If it is impossible for you to house your birds you must keep them separate from wild birds in a totally netted enclosure.
Food and water must be indoors.
- Do not keep your birds in the same buildings or enclosures as ducks and geese.
- Make your premises unattractive to wild birds. Use bird scarers, foils or streamers.
- Store bedding inside to reduce the risk of contamination.
- Clean and disinfect footwear before and after tending to your birds. If you own more than 50 birds,
place foot dips containing government approved disinfectant at all entry and exit points.
Ensure disinfectant is at the correct concentration.
- Clean and disinfect hard surfaces regularly.
- Clean and disinfect equipment and vehicle to avoid disease spread between premises.
- Minimise the the movement of people, vehicles and equipment and from bird areas and keep records of movements.to and fro
- Keep record of poultry, captive birds and egg movements.
- Maintain buildings that house birds to prevent water ingress.
- Ensure pest control is effective.
Non-compliance with these biosecurity measures may be an offence Read full details of the housing measures and biosecurity requirements at:
www.gov.uk/guidance/avian-influenza-bird-flu
* Advice for keepers of ducks, geese and game birds is set out below.
Essential biosecurity and housing requirements for keepers of ducks, geese and game birds.and poultry keepers.
- House your ducksand geese where possible.. If you do not have a purpose-built building, you could use a
garden shed, garage or polytunnel provided there is adequate light and ventilation.
- If there are any gaps in your poultry housing where wild birds could get in, blck them or cover with netting.
- If it is impossible for you to house your birds you must keep them separate from wild birds in a totally netted enclosure.
Food and water must be indoors or under cover.
- Do not keep your birds in the same buildings or enclosures as chickens or turkeys.
- To allow preening, provide water in old bathtubs , troughs or buckets and ensure wild birds cannot access.
- If you keep ducks, geese or game birds commercially and it is impractical for welfare reasons to restrict your birds to a netted area,
you must fence off or net any ponds, standing water or waterlogged land that the birds have access to.
- Make your premises unattractive to wild birds. Use bird scarers, foils or streamers.
- Clean and disinfect footwear before and after tending to your birds. If you own more than 50 birds,
place foot dips containing government approved disinfectant at all entry and exit points.
Ensure disinfectant is at the correct concentration.
- Clean and disinfect hard surfaces regularly.
- Clean and disinfect equipment and vehicle to avoid disease spread between premises.
- Minimise the the movement of people, vehicles and equipment and from bird areas and keep records of movements.to and fro
- Keep records of poultry, captive birds and egg movements.
- Maintain buildings that house birds to prevent water ingress.
- Ensure pest control is effective.
Non-compliance with these biosecurity measures may be an offence Read full details of the housing measures and biosecurity requirements at:
www.gov.uk/guidance/avian-influenza-bird-flu