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Avian Flu Poultry Register

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I've just seen an article in the Daily Telegraph;

 

[quote]Poultry keepers will be asked to register their flocks to speed up Britain's response to the possible arrival of the avian flu virus, the Government said yesterday.

 

The plan was announced after a meeting between Tony Blair and Tim Bennett, president of the National Farmers Union.

 

It may be a silly question but presumably this applies to ALL poultry keepers and not just farmers?

 

Does anyone at Omlet or on the forum know about this?

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Hi guys,

 

Don't worry about registering your chickens. We are in contact with DEFRA and they are really only iinterested in registering the large farms. If there is any more news about this then we will let you know.

 

Yours,

 

James

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Thought this might be of interest to all of us before there is mass panic in the media.

 

FROM DEFRA

 

"By law* you must register if you own or are responsible for a commercial poultry premises with 50 or more birds. This requirement also applies even if the premises is only stocked with 50 or more birds for part of the year. At present, premises with fewer than 50 birds are not required to register.

 

This does not necessarily mean 50 of one species (although this may the case) but 50 overall, for example if you have 30 chickens, 15 geese, 4 ducks and I cassowary you need to register.

 

The decision to restrict the requirement to register, to commercial flocks of 50 or more birds, was based on advice from experts who consider that smaller flocks are less likely to play a significant role in the spread of avian influenza. It is a priority to focus on gathering information from these larger flocks. Once this has been achieved, it will be possible for owners of smaller flocks to register on a voluntary basis should they so wish.

 

A "commercial premises" means premises where poultry are kept for commercial purposes. This requirement does not apply to premises where all poultry (and their eggs) are kept by their owners for their own consumption or as pets."

 

Hope this clarifies the situation with everyone.

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