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Ducks and geese may only participate in poultry exhibitions and poultry markets if the flock of origin has been sampled and tested for avian influenza in the laboratory no more than seven days before the event.

The joint holding must be reported here.

Your ducks and geese may only be exhibited at a poultry exhibition or poultry market if swab samples have been taken from the flock of origin of the animals prior to the event and virologically tested in the laboratory for the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (avian influenza).

The test must be carried out at least 7 days before the event. Samples from 60 animals in your flock are required. If you keep fewer than 60 animals, your entire flock must be tested. The result must be negative.

The testing of ducks and geese may be omitted if these animals are kept together with chickens or turkeys (sentinel husbandry).

The chickens or turkeys must be used to detect the introduction or spread of avian influenza at an early stage (sentinel animals).

You must notify the competent authority immediately if you keep ducks and geese together with chickens or turkeys.

The required number of sentinel animals can be found in Annex 2 of the Avian Influenza Ordinance.

Proof of compliance with Annex 2 of the Ordinance on Avian Influenza (correct number of sentinel animals (chickens or turkeys kept together)).

Number of geese, ducks or ratites kept per flock: 1

Number of chickens or turkeys to be kept: 2

Number of geese, ducks or ratites kept per flock: less than 10

Number of chickens or turkeys to be kept: at least 1, but no more than the same number as geese, ducks or ratites kept

Number of geese, ducks or ratites kept per flock: 11 - 100

Number of chickens or turkeys to be kept: 10 - 50

Number of geese, ducks or ratites kept per flock: 101 - 1000

Number of chickens or turkeys to be kept: 20 - 60

Number of geese, ducks or ratites kept per flock: more than 1000

Number of chickens or turkeys to be kept: 30 - 70

The animals must be counted as geese, ducks, chickens and turkeys.

The event must be a poultry market, a poultry exhibition or a similar event.

The correct number of sentinel animals (chickens or turkeys kept together) in accordance with Annex 2 of the Ordinance on Avian Influenza must be present

The keeping of ducks and geese together with chickens and turkeys (sentinel keeping) must be reported to the competent authority immediately. You can submit this notification in writing.

If you wish to submit the notification informally:

Describe your concern, giving all the necessary information.

Submit the required evidence

Send the application to the competent authority by e-mail or post

Your notification will be received by the competent authority.

The competent authority will contact you if there are any queries regarding the notification.

If your application is approved, you will receive a confirmation.

If you wish to submit the notification via the online service:

You call up the online service.

Fill in the notification form.

You upload all the necessary evidence to enable the authorities to process your report quickly.

Your report will be accepted by the competent authority.

The remaining steps correspond to the written procedure.

The processing time can be obtained from the competent veterinary office.

Sentinel husbandry must be notified in good time before the planned participation in the poultry market, poultry exhibition or similar event.

• Ducks and geese must be tested for avian influenza before being exhibited at a poultry market or similar event.
• The result must be negative.
• Testing can be avoided if ducks and geese are kept together with chickens and turkeys.

This must be reported to the competent authority immediately.

The notification of sentinel husbandry is accepted by the veterinary office of the district or city responsible for you.

The notification of sentinel husbandry is accepted by the veterinary office of the district or city responsible for you.

Proof of Annex 2 of the Ordinance on Avian Influenza (correct number of sentinel animals (chickens or turkeys kept together)).