# The Poultry Breeding Flocks and Hatcheries (England) Order 2007, Article 9: Sampling of breeding flocks


(1) The occupier must take samples from each breeding flock on the holding at the following times—
(a) when the birds in the flock are chicks;
(b) when the birds in the flock are four weeks old;
(c) two weeks before the date the flock is expected to come into lay or move to the laying phase or laying unit; and
(d) every second week during the laying period.
(2) Sampling under paragraph (1)(a) to (c) must be done in accordance with Schedule 2 to this Order and sampling under paragraph (1)(d) must be done in accordance with point 2.2.2.1 of the Annex to the Commission Regulation (routine sampling at the initiative of the operator).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/405/article/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/poultry-breeding-flocks-and-hatcheries-england-order-2007/article-9
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