Council Directive 2007/43/EC of 28 June 2007 laying down minimum rules for the protection of chickens kept for meat production (Text with EEA relevance)
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Changes over time for: Requirements for the holdings — control of environment parameters
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Requirements for the holdings — control of environment parametersU.K.
3.The owner or keeper shall ensure that each house of a holding is equipped with ventilation and, if necessary, heating and cooling systems designed, constructed and operated in such a way that:U.K.
(a)
the concentration of ammonia (NH3) does not exceed 20 ppm and the concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) does not exceed 3 000 ppm measured at the level of the chickens’ heads;
(b)
the inside temperature, when the outside temperature measured in the shade exceeds 30 °C, does not exceed this outside temperature by more than 3 °C;
(c)
the average relative humidity measured inside the house during 48 hours does not exceed 70 % when the outside temperature is below 10 °C.
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