ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
The Animal Diseases (Hatcheries) Rules
8. Breeding flock, etc.
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
8. Breeding flock, etc.
(1)A breeding flock shall consist of healthy, normal individuals and shall be characteristic of the breed, variety, cross or other combination which it is stated to represent.(2)The breeding flock, eggs and equipment connected therewith shall be kept separate from any other flock and other animals.(3)The breeding flock shall, so far as it is possible so to do, be kept vaccinated against notifiable diseases to which it is liable; and the breeding flock between eighteen and twenty- two weeks old shall be tested by an inspecting officer for pullorum disease and fowl typhoid.(4)Incubated eggs shall be sound in shell, typical for their breed, variety, strain or cross and reasonably uniform in shape and hatching eggs shall be placed in tray.(5)Baby chicks shall be boxed in new boxes.(6)A licensee shall immediately report in writing to an inspecting officer all cases of sickness, unusual mortality or significant drop in egg production.