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Course Content

1. Legislation
Legislation
2. Red Tractor
Red Tractor
3. Emergency Procedures & Welfare Assessment
Emergency Procedures & Welfare Assessment
4. Stress & Culling
Stress & Culling
5. Housing & Feeding
Housing & Feeding
6. Vermin Control & Bird Handling
Vermin Control & Bird Handling
7. Poultry Diseases & Control Measures
Poultry Diseases & Control Measures
8. Salmonella Testing & Responsible Medicines Use
Salmonella Testing & Responsible Medicines Use
Additional Resources
Additional Resources
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Broiler Health and Welfare Quiz

Course Information

This module aims to provide suitable and sufficient training in broiler health and welfare as required by Poultry Passport standards.

It will be of interest not only to those already working in the poultry industry but also to those wishing to broaden their knowledge in these two subjects in a commercial and integrated system.

This is a self learning e-course, please select the course box below to get started. The course has a presentation with quiz questions at the end. When viewing the presentation, please use the arrow buttons to navigate through. 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 FarmIQ.co.uk and VetPartners. All rights reserved, redistribution or reproducing of any material is prohibited. 


Learning Outcomes

This course provides:

  • Outlines the legislative requirements throughout the process of broiler production from placement to depopulation.
  • Provides insights on birds behaviour (ethogram concept).
  • Explains welfare; how to assess it.
  • Offers a brief explanation on common and notifiable diseases of concern in broiler production.
  • Links to relevant external sources such as Red Tractor Scheme, Legal Statutory Instruments or Codes of Practice.