# Commission Decision of 4 August 2006 approving a Diagnostic Manual for avian influenza as provided for in Council Directive 2005/94/EC (notified under document number C(2006) 3477) (Text with EEA relevance) (2006/437/EC), Division 8.3: Article 11(4) — Measures to be applied in cases of poultry hatched from eggs collected from holdings where outbreaks have been confirmed

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

When an official veterinarian inspects a holding where poultry are present that have already hatched from eggs collected during the incubation period on a holding where HPAI has been confirmed, the following measures must be carried out:
(a) A check of the production and health records of the holding. The daily mortality data and daily data on feed- and/or water intake, if available, for the period beginning one week before the date of commencement of clinical signs of HPAI until the date of the farm inspectionby the official veterinarian must be documented in the farm inspection-report by the official veterinarian.
(b) A clinical inspection in each production unit and a clinical examination of poultry, in particular those that appear sick or that are not growing as expected.
(c) The standard samples must be taken from the poultry between two and three weeks of age.
(d) The official surveillance of the holding may be lifted following a clinical examination of poultry more than 21 days old and negative results to testing of standard samples.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2006/437/annex/chapter/IV/division/8/division/8.B/division/8.3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2006-437/annex/chapter-IV/division-8/division-8.B/division-8.3
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