The Control of Salmonella in Poultry Order 2007

Method of sampling chicksE+W+S

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6.—(1) An occupier who samples chicks under this Schedule must take—

(a)one chick box liner or hatcher tray liner for every 500 chicks delivered from each hatchery, up to a maximum of 10 liners; and

(b)the carcases of all chicks, up to a maximum of 60, delivered from each hatchery that are dead on arrival at the holding.

(2) In this paragraph—

“chick box liner” means any material used to line a box or other container in which chicks are transported from the hatchery to the holding; and

“hatcher tray liner” means any material used to line a box, tray or other container in which eggs are incubated and hatched.