Poultry

Poultry Hub

Scotland's Poultry Hub signposts helpful information for all keepers about keeping birds healthy.

 

Additional Guidance

  • Guidance from Scottish Government if you care for any type of captive bird (commercial, hobby or pet) to reduce the risk of introducing or spreading disease.
  • Key guidance from Defra:

 

Welfare Codes

 

Livestock Associations & Societies

The British Poultry Council is the trade association for those producing poultry meat in the UK

 

Professional Veterinary Associations

  • The British Veterinary Poultry Association (BVPA) is an active non-territorial division of the British Veterinary Association and is open to poultry veterinarians and scientists working with poultry:

 

Record Keeping Guidance

 

Assurance Schemes

 

Antimicrobial Stewardship

 

Further Information

  • Scotland's Rural College (SRUC) produce detailed biosecurity advice and audits
  • The Veterinary Epidemiology Unit of the University of Ghent in Belgium have developed Biocheck, a weighted, qualitative way to measure biosecurity, with guidance.  You may wish to explore this guidance with your vet practice