Poultry Health and Welfare Group launch autumn AI roadshows

Organised by the Poultry Health and Welfare Group, the 12 events will be a chance for speakers to share lessons learned by the industry and government with producers following a series of AI outbreaks during 2017/8.

The move to extend the invitation to small scale producers will ensure the whole sector is kept up to date on current disease threats and the requirement for stringent biosecurity protocols during AI outbreaks.

There were a number of AI cases among backyard flock producers and concerns were raised in the spring that smallholders were not adhering to biosecurity protocols.

Speakers at the 12 events will include Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) representatives and licensing experts, vets and the Poultry Club of Great Britain.

The roadshows will all take place during October and will run from 10am-3pm with a free lunch included expect for the event on 4 October at the Metropole Hotel in Llandrindod Wells, which will be an evening meeting, starting at 6pm.

• 4^th: Metropole Hotel, Temple Street, Llandrindod Wells, Powys
• 6^th: College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise, Greenmount Campus, 45 Tirgracy, Muckamore, Antrim
• 6^th: NFU Office, Unit 8 Ground Floor, Rotherbrook Court, Bedford Road, Petersfield Hampshire
• 9^th: Lady Eastwood Centre, Newark and Notts Agricultural Society, Newark Showground, Winthorpe, Newark
• 12^th: Gipsy Hill Hotel, Gipsy Hill Lane, Exeter, Devon
• 17^th: NFU Office, Agriculture House, 207 Tadcaster Road, Dringhouses, York, North Yorkshire
• 19^th: Glen Garioch Room, Thainstone Centre, Inverurie
• 20^th: Symington Suite, Lanark Agriculture Centre, Muirglen, Hyndford Road, Lanark
• 20^th: The Feathers Hotel, 25 high Street, Ledbury, Hereefordshire
• 24^th: NFU Office, Agriculture house, Southwater Way, Telford, Shropshire
• 25^th: Barnham Broom Hotel, Honingham Road, Barnham Broom, Honingham, Norfolk
• 26^th: Best Western Garstang Country Hotel and Golf Centre, Bowgreave Drive, Garstang, Preston, Lancashire.

To attend the event please register yourself online using the registration link mentioned in this article.