“Multi-building approved premises” means a premises at which there is more than one bird shed, together with other essential buildings such as a shower block or a bedding material store, within the biosecure zone and they are not connected by fully enclosed passageways. It does not refer to a premises where the birds are of different ages, but it is run on a „staged-in, all-out‟ basis (Schedule 9). “Multi-age” means a premises at which there is no period during which the entire premises is totally depopulated. (Note that, regardless of compartment status, all premises will remain subject to general disease control regulations under national and EU legislation). “Heightened Risk Period” means any time when an outbreak of avian influenza or Newcastle disease has been confirmed within Great Britain or when the flock farm falls within an EU protection, surveillance or restriction zone (Schedule 13). The “External Operator” means an independent rodent control company which has a contract with the company to carry out rodent control on the compartment premises (Schedule 17).
The “company” means the company making the application for compartment status. On the compartment premises but outside the biosecure zone there will be other, non-biosecure facilities such as a manager‟s house, staff car park, vehicle wheel decontamination pad, etc. At the core of the compartment premises is the biosecure zone.
The “compartment premises” means everything contained within the perimeter or boundary which is owned or leased by the company. The external walls of buildings may constitute part of the biosecurity fence. There must be a biosecurity fence which defines the limits of the biosecure zone. All personnel must undergo a whole body shower and change of clothing prior to entering the biosecure zone. The “biosecure zone” is the area at the core of the compartment premises to which high biosecurity standards apply. Staff Training and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).Heightened Risk Periods: Additional Precautions.Routine Monitoring of Flocks: Laboratory Testing.Disposal of Dead Birds and Biological Waste.Despatch of Eggs from the Biosecure Zone.Addition or Removal of Birds (Multi-Age Premises).Miscellaneous Inputs to the Biosecure Zone.Bedding Material Supply to the Compartment Premises.Feed Supply to the Compartment Premises.Entry of Breeding Poultry to the Biosecure Zone.Personnel Movements within the Biosecure Zone (Multi Building Approved Premises).Location and Physical Features of Compartment Premises.
“Compartment means an animal subpopulation contained within one or more establishments under a common biosecurity management system with a distinct health status with respect to specific diseases for which required surveillance, control and biosecurity measures have been applied for the purpose of international trade” Schedules for Structural and Management Requirements in Flock Farms List of Schedules OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code, 2011 edition. Compartments for protection against avian influenza and Newcastle disease in poultry breeding companies in Great Britain Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs February 2013
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