This is a half day course designed for all people who work with poultry, and is delivered by a trainer with 20 years of experience in the industry.
It is approved by British Poultry Training for the Poultry Passport Scheme and a certificate is issued upon completion
Content overview
- Equipment required to maintain bird welfare
- Legislative requirements, codes of practice and industry standards
- Accommodation and shelter
- Emergency procedures
- Environmental conditions, inc. ventilation rates
- Record keeping requirements
- Waste disposal of fallen stock
- Awareness of 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