Course
Poultry Health & Welfare – Management Short Course (laying)
This half-day course is designed for all people who work with commercial layers and is delivered by a trainer who has over 35 years experience in the industry.
The course is approved by the British Poultry Training for the Lion Passport training scheme and a certificate is issued upon completion.
Content overview
- Legislative requirements
- Equipment for maintaining bird welfare
- Emergency procedures
- Monitoring of environment & litter conditions
- Awareness of the five freedoms
- Accommodation
- Range management & predator control
- Monitoring provision of feed & water (including hygiene)
- Identification of birds that need culled, methods of culling & disposal
- Pest & parasite detection
- Record keeping including biosecurity checks & visitors book
- Bird handling
- Causes of stress
- Identification of diseases & specific control methods
- Management of hospital pens
- Salmonella control & sampling techniques
- The role of the vet & the vet health plan
- Administration & responsible use of vaccines & medication
- Feather scoring & prevention of injurious pecking
- Terminal hygiene
