Guidance notes on the registration and records of poultry
(for England and Wales)
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Owners/keepers of poultry are required to notify/register as keepers of poultry with Defra (AHVLA in Wales) and to keep a record relating to their poultry.
These records include:
- the movement of poultry and eggs on and off premises
- the transport and marketing of poultry
- any medicinal treatment administered and mortalities
- measures put in place to control hazards
- the results of testing for salmonella
