S.L. 36.40 ст. 5Washing and disinfecting.

For the purposes of these Regulations the terms "washing" and "disinfecting" mean:

(a) thorough soaking of bedding and litter as well as faecal matters with disinfectant;

(b) washing and cleaning by careful scrubbing and brushing of ground, wall and floors;

(c) further washing with disinfectant;

(d) washing and disinfecting the outside of vehicles in such manner that this washing will be carried out with liquids applied under pressure. FIRST SCHEDULE

Rules for Local Breeding Stock

(1) The farm shall not be used for any purpose other than rearing breeding stock birds.

(2) Persons registered in the breeding flock register must allow departmental inspectors to enter and inspect the farm and its records on demand.

(3) Persons registered in the breeding flock register shall keep the following records regarding the movement of poultry, chicks, other fowl and eggs:

(a) date of movement;

(b) number moved;

(c) identity of house/s into which poultry, chicks, fowl or eggs are placed;

(d) identity of house or houses from which poultry, chicks, fowl or eggs are moved;

(e) address of premises from which chicks, poultry, fowl or eggs originate;

(f) address of destination of chicks, poultry, fowl or eggs.

(4) A licensee who is registered in the breeding stock register shall keep records of any vaccinations or medicinals administered. Any vaccination programme shall be approved by the Director.

(5) The Director shall be duly responsible for the screening of any breeding flock against any notifiable disease and salmonellosis and any other disease as the need arises, and no private tests will be allowed unless authorised by the Director.

(6) The Director shall keep a register on each breeding flock containing the following information:

(a) date of sampling;

(b) number and type of samples taken;

(c) tests carried out;

(d) results.

This register shall be made available to the licensee registered in the breeding flock register on demand.

(7) Poultry houses and egg storing rooms shall be screened against vermin, birds and other animals.

(8) No other animals shall be allowed access to poultry houses.

(9) Footbaths containing an approved disinfectant shall be maintained at the entrance of each house.

(10) No person shall enter a poultry house unless wearing protective clothing.

(11) No person shall enter or leave a poultry house before cleaning and disinfecting his boots and washing his hands with soap and water. Such facilities should be available at the entrance of each poultry house.

(12) On depopulation of a poultry house all manure shall be removed and the poultry house cleansed and disinfected with approved disinfectants.

(13) Eggs are to be collected from a flock at least twice daily. Broken, leaking or dirty eggs are to be collected in separate containers from other eggs and shall not be incubated.

(14) All eggs intended for incubation shall be sanitised on the farm unless transported within 12 hours to a hatchery and shall be stored in dust-free rooms in which poultry, vermin, other birds and animals cannot enter. These rooms shall be used exclusively for egg storing and should be kept at a temperature of 13 -15ºC and a relative humidity of 70 - 80%.

(15) All equipment for catching and transporting poultry shall be cleansed and disinfected with approved disinfectants before it is used.

(16) The farm premises shall be surrounded by a boundary wall or fence and access to the farm shall be through a security gate.

(17) Farm premises shall be situated at least 200 metres from any other livestock farm, habitable buildings or processing plants.

(18) The packing of eggs shall comply with regulations issued for imported hatching eggs.

(19) The following structure must also be present:

(a) vermin-proof food store;

(b) incinerator or an approved form of organic matter, disinfection and decontamination;

(c) washroom for the disinfection of personnel;

(d) a room for the disinfection of equipment and protective clothing. This must be sited at the perimeter fence and be supplied with hot and cold running water;

(e) post-mortem room also supplied with hot and cold running water;

(f) store room and office supplied with a lockable medicine cabinet;

(g) toilet facilities and changing room;

(h) a suitable drainage system.

(20) The Director must be informed of any medications administered to a flock.

(21) Licensees keeping a breeding flock shall submit a monthly report to the Director with the following information:

(a) the number of hatching eggs produced and destroyed;

(b) the identification of type of poultry;

(c) batch numbers;

(d) destination.

(22) The Director shall be duly informed of the date of slaughter of each parent stock flock.

SECOND SCHEDULE

List of Approved Disinfectants

(1) HATCHERY EQUIPMENT Chlorine Iodine Phenol Quaternary Ammonium Compounds

(2) WATER DISINFECTION Chlorine Iodine Quaternary Ammonium Compounds

(3) PERSONNEL Chlorine Iodine Quaternary Ammonium Compounds

(4) EGG WASHING Chlorine Quaternary Ammonium Compounds

(5) FLOOR AND FOOTBATHS Phenol Quaternary Ammonium Compounds

(6) ROOMS Iodine Quaternary Ammonium Compounds

THIRD SCHEDULE

List of Notifiable Diseases

(1) Newcastle Disease

(2) Fowl Plague.