Paragraph 7 Sampling of four-week-old birds etc.
England, Wales and Scotland
(1)
An occupier must use the methods set out in this paragraph when sampling—
(a)
in the case of breeding flocks, four-week-old birds; and
(b)
in the case of both breeding flocks and laying flocks, birds two weeks before the date they are moved to a laying unit or (if they are not moved) the date they are expected to come into lay.
(2)
The sample must consist of—
(a)
a minimum of two pairs of boot swabs; or
(b)
a composite faeces sample.
(3)
In this paragraph, “a composite faeces sample” means a sample of faeces consisting of at least sixty samples each of which weighs not less than 1 gram and each of which is taken from a site selected at random to represent the flock from which it is taken.