# The Poultry Breeding Flocks and Hatcheries (Scotland) Order 2007, Article 8: Sampling of breeding flocks


(1) The occupier shall take samples from each breeding flock on the holding at the following times–
(a) when the birds in the breeding flock are chicks;
(b) when the birds in the breeding flock are four weeks old;
(c) two weeks before the date the breeding 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) shall be done in accordance with Schedule 2 and sampling under paragraph (1)(d) shall be done in accordance with point 2.2.2.1 of the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1003/2005 (routine sampling at the initiative of the operator).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2007/254/article/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/poultry-breeding-flocks-and-hatcheries-scotland-order-2007/article-8
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