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.