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Repeal of implementation decree Covid-19 and avian influenza IKB Kip

The implementation decree Covid-19 and avian influenza has been repealed. This implementation decree was adopted on 28 January 2022 due to the outbreak of avian influenza occurring at the time and the associated legal measures.

Showers

Please note: from 1 July 2028, all IKB poultry farms must have and use a walk-through shower in the hygiene lock. From this date, visitors are no longer permitted to use showers that do not comply with the walk-through principle.

Biosecurity plan mandatory in the poultry sector

Good biosecurity practices are vital to reduce the risk of introducing and spreading animal diseases and zoonoses, including avian influenza. As a result, IKB Kip will work with a biosecurity plan.

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Avined

Stichting AVINED heeft als missie om met een efficiënte dienstverlening de huidige duurzame en robuuste marktpositie van de Nederlandse pluimveesector verder te versterken.

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Who should use the shower?

All visitors who enter the clean zone of a building must take a shower. A shower must also be taken when the visitor leaves the barn. Clean in for the poultry farm and clean out for the poultry sector. After all, human-animal contact is one of the greatest risks related to introducing and spreading pathogens. Visitors and materials that have been in contact with other poultry are a potential vector of poultry diseases. From 1 July 2019 arrive clean, leave clean (incl. showering on arrival and departure) has been a standard principle in IKB Kip. The visitor must shower his/her whole body using warm water and soap for at least five minutes (in accordance with hygiene protocol of IKB Kip). Visitors are understood to be all persons who enter the premises (the buildings), with the exception of the farmer and the farm staff. For example veterinarians, feed advisers, vaccination crews, inspectors, consultants etc

More information about the transitional period? Click here.