Secondary C&D
Find the best option for your farm business
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Option 1
This can be the quickest option to return your business to operation, but it is the most labour and financially intensive option.
When a plan is pre-prepared and resources are available on farm to complete C&D, this option could be achieved within three months.
Option 2
This can be the most appropriate option for seasonal businesses to complete.
This option will take around five to six months to complete from start to finish, including time required for primary C&D and culling.
If you need to return to business operations sooner than this, you should consider Option 1.
Option 3
This option involves waiting to restock after 12 months of being bird/livestock-free.
It is really important to carefully consider the implications of this option before choosing it.
For producers who have not had an outbreak of AI on farm
It’s great that you have not had an outbreak on farm, but it is good to be prepared with a plan and to understand what happens if you do have an outbreak on farm so that you can be back up and running as soon as possible.
Better planning also reduces the likelihood of your C&D plan being rejected and requiring amendments by APHA, should your farm have a confirmed disease outbreak in the future.
Option 1
This can be the quickest option to return your business to operation, but it is the most labour and financially intensive option.
When a plan is pre-prepared and resources are available on farm to complete C&D, this option could be achieved within three months.
Option 2
This option will take around five to six months to complete from start to finish, including time required for primary C&D and culling.
This can be the most appropriate option for seasonal businesses to operate.
Option 3
This option is for poultry keepers who are unable to carry out secondary C&D on their premises.
It involves leaving the site empty of birds for 12 months, during which time any contaminated buildings cannot be used for other livestock or storage.
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Please note that the information provided in these webpages is guidance only and does not constitute specific legal or professional advice for your individual business.
Whilst every reasonable effort has been made to ensure the accuracy at the date of publication of the information and content provided in these webpages, no representation is made as to their correctness or completeness. The NFU does not accept liability arising from any inaccuracies, be they errors or omissions, contained within these webpages.
If you require specific advice or assistance with the completion of your secondary C&D plans, then you may wish to contact your private Veterinary Officer, APHA Case Officer or NFU CallFirst on 0370 845 8458. For legal or professional advice in relation to your secondary C&D plans, please contact NFU CallFirst, who can also refer you to an NFU Panel Firm of solicitors.
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