SCHEDULE 6Measures when low pathogenic avian influenza is confirmed

PART 2 Criteria to be considered by a veterinary inspector before permitting movements from premises where low pathogenic avian influenza has been confirmed

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The following are the criteria to be considered by a veterinary inspector before permitting movements from premises where low pathogenic avian influenza has been confirmed—

a

the species of birds on the premises;

b

the number of premises he knows to contain poultry or other captive birds in the area around the premises;

c

the location of slaughterhouses, hatcheries and egg packing centres to which poultry and eggs could be moved;

d

biosecurity measures already in place or which could be applied at the premises, during movement and during slaughter;

e

possible routes on which things could be moved;

f

any evidence of disease spread;

g

any risk to human health;

h

any treatment procedures which could be applied to any thing to be moved.