10/08/2023
Protect your flock:
Best practice biosecurity webinar for smallholders of poultry or other captive birds
The Scottish Government Animal Health and Welfare Division would like to invite all smallholder or hobby keepers of poultry or other captive birds in Scotland to an online webinar on Tuesday, 5 September 10:30 am to 12:00 pm. The workshop will highlight findings from recent highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) cases across the UK and will focus on how excellent standards of biosecurity are required in order to protect your flock and prevent the spread of HPAI and other avian diseases. This will help you to protect the health and welfare of your birds due to the continued risk from avian influenza, particularly as we move forward into the peak high risk period this winter.
Excellent biosecurity is a vital tool in preventing the spread of HPAI, and we have asked Richard Hepple from the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) to join us. The webinar will:
Provide information on the national situation, including the latest on HPAI virus transmission routes.
Provide information on essential biosecurity measures that all keepers of poultry and other captive birds should be taking, reflecting on the most common biosecurity gaps and lessons learned from previous outbreaks.
Provide information on the Scottish Government’s key disease control measures, including the Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ), our biosecurity self-assessment checklist, disease control zones and potential use of compulsory housing.
End with an opportunity to ask questions
Please register for the event ahead of time using this link:
https://teams.microsoft.com/registration/R3T3DoMQ7E24nyfHZQdoQA,rayM9ATXmEaONWdhy5y63A,Ds91ufWldk-n_Tl5ZJl-Mw,h7g0PLqOski7HfMEsdOOnw,NR_tCnxZoUmljlALjaeolw,QJBu5kOtjk6rDCmwwiR0Dg?mode=read&tenantId=0ef77447-1083-4dec-b89f-27c765076840
If there are any issues with registration or you would like to ask a question about the workshop, please email [email protected].
