Padel, Susanne and Lowman, Steve (2005) Livestock housing, rest periods - UK Soil Association Organic Standards 2005. [Organic rules - Differences between other regulations/standards and EEC No 2092/91]
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Summary
Between batches of poultry, houses must be cleaned and disinfected, and must be left empty for long enough to break the life cycle of pests. Soil Association Organic Standards, Paragraph 20.7.6.
Difference
Soil Association standards are more precise than EU Regulation 2092/91. Soil Association standards specify that the period that poultry houses are left empty between batches must be long enough to break the life cycle of pests. Although EU Regulation requires that poultry houses must be left empty, cleaned and disinfected between batches, it includes no time specification for the period that the houses must be left empty.
Justification
Leaving the poultry houses empty for long enough to break the lifecycle of pests will mean that there are no established populations of pests to infest the following batch of poultry. This will reduce health and welfare problems for successive batches of poultry.
EU Regulation
| Item type: | Organic rules - Differences between other regulations/standards and EEC No 2092/91 |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | Specific animal standards > Poultry Animal husbandry > Animal housing Specific animal standards |
| Country/Standard: | Europe > UK > Soil Association Organic Standards |
| Principles: | Principle of health |
| ID Code: | 198 |
| Deposited By: | INVALID USER |
| Deposited On: | 20 Nov 2005 |
| Last Modified: | 24 Nov 2008 08:19 |
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