Lion Training Passport For Egg Producers – Module 3: Poultry Health & Welfare, Management
This module covers health and welfare management to include the legislative requirements, codes of practice, lion code and industry standards, record keeping, emergency procedures, awareness of five freedoms, identification of normal and abnormal behaviour (including feather pecking), causes of stress in poultry and identification of birds that need culling.
Please read the course instructions before starting.
Course Content
Course Information
This module covers health and welfare management to include the legislative requirements, codes of practice, lion code and industry standards, record keeping, emergency procedures, awareness of five freedoms, identification of normal and abnormal behaviour (including feather pecking), causes of stress in poultry and identification of birds that need culling.
Accommodation and equipment required to maintain bird welfare and enrichment including monitoring the environmental and litter conditions, range management and predator control.
Details are also provided on the responsible use of medicines, salmonella control and the identification of poultry diseases.
The course has a presentation with quiz questions at the end. Once you have completed the course and the associated questions, your certificate will be made available within the course certificate section.
This course has been developed by Kingshay Farming & Conservation Ltd © & Poultry Health Services ©, working in partnership with VetPartners. All rights reserved, redistribution or reproducing of any material is prohibited.
Learning Outcomes
This course provides:
- Understanding the accommodation and equipment required to maintain bird welfare and enrichment.
- Understanding the responsible use of medicines, salmonella control and the identification of poultry diseases.