Welfare of Farmed Animals Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012

Record keeping

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10.—(1) The owner or other person responsible for the chickens shall maintain, for each house in which chickens are kept, a record of—

(a)the number of chickens introduced;

(b)the useable area;

(c)the hybrid or breed of the chickens (if known);

(d)the number of chickens found dead, with an indication of the causes (if known), as well as the number of chickens culled with cause, on each inspection; and

(e)the number of chickens remaining in the flock following the removal of chickens for sale or slaughter.

(2) The record shall be retained for at least 3 years and shall be made available to the Department when carrying out an inspection or when otherwise requested.