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• Listen from the beginning for Gordon’s summary of the current avian influenza situation
• Listen from 23min for Aimee’s top 10 tips based on member experiences during the current outbreaks,
• Listen from 40min for the Q&A session.

Watch the recording of the webinar here:

Top 10 tips to protect your business from the impact of Avian Influenza

During the webinar NFU chief poultry adviser, Aimee Mahony shared a list of 10 top tips that have been collated from member feedback throughout the AI outbreaks in 2020. To recap, these are the tips Aimee shared with members on the call:

1. Create a contingency plan for AI and test it out (even if it’s just a desktop exercise).
   - Imagine that tomorrow your farm is in a Protection or Surveillance Zone.
   -What is the plan? Who is going to be responsible for communicating with APHA/customers/suppliers?
   - What movements do you have planned in the next few weeks that might need licensing?
   - Make sure all colleagues and staff know the drill and what their role will be.
2. Have an up-to-date map or satellite image of your premises, clearly annotated with where live birds are kept, access points, biosecurity barriers, and boundaries between different farm operations (e.g. poultry and arable).
3. Where possible, separate poultry from arable via a different CPH number to reduce the likelihood of being caught up in restrictions.
4. Check that all your details (contact details, CPH numbers etc) are correct and up to date on the GB Poultry Register.
5. Nominate one person in your business to be the dedicated contact for the APHA and funnel all licence requests and communications through that one nominated person.
6. If you submit a licence request but circumstances change and it is no longer required then please withdraw your licence request so that the APHA can reallocate resources effectively.
7. Check that the packing station or processor that you supply has the correct designation to receive eggs or poultry from within a 3km Protection Zone or 10km Surveillance Zone.
8. Familiarise yourself with the general licences that have been issued already, so that they can be included in your contingency plan. Please note that general licences are not valid for movements in or out of Temporary Control Zones.
9. Review your biosecurity protocols and ensure all staff and contractors are aware of their responsibilities.
10. Think about the type of operation and processes you have on your farm, if you think you have an unusual set up or a movement the APHA may not have come across before then please let us know so that it can be raised proactively with Defra and the APHA before licences are required.

More from 皇家华人:

• Member insight: Managing our seasonal turkey business during coronavirus
• Avian Influenza: What to do if you are in a Restricted, Protection or Surveillance Zone
• Read the latest news and advice on the NFU’s avian influenza pages