Poultry Welfare
| Applicable Levels: | 1, 2 and 3 |
|---|---|
| Suggested Duration: | Half day |
This short course must contain the following topics
- Equipment required to maintain bird welfare
- Legislative requirements, codes of practice and industry standards
- Litter conditions and how this affects the flock
- Accommodation and shelter
- Feed and water quality
- Emergency procedures
- Environmental conditions, inc. ventilation rates
- Record keeping requirements
- Waste disposal of fallen stock
- The Five Freedoms
- Correct bird handling procedures
- Identification of normal & abnormal behaviour and the reasons for changes
- Causes of stress in poultry
- Identification of birds that require culling
- Culling techniques approved by legislation
