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  • Poultry and eggs

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    • Livestock Farming
    If you farm or intend to farm poultry, there are rules and regulations that you must be aware of. You must follow specific legislation in order to maintain quality and to ensure that animal and consumer health, and the environment, is protected. The following information will provide you with the advice and guidance you require.

    More in this topic

    • An introduction to poultry and eggs farming
    • Egg marketing
    • Food hygiene requirements at egg producers
    • Hatching eggs, hatcheries and breeding farms
    • Registration of laying hen establishments
    • Poultry meat marketing
    • Poultry management notes
    • Poultry news
    • Poultry and eggs contacts
    • Animal Inventory Returns
    • Eggs and egg products exports

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    Most recent publications

    • Eggs - Farm Shop Sales - Guidance Leaflet

      Published 4 October 2023
    • Egg packing centre - application for designation

      Published 18 December 2018
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    Most recent news items

    • Management Notes for February 2018

      Published 1 February 2018
    • Management Notes for November 2017

      Published 1 November 2017
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    How to request information from the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs including Freedom of Information (FOI), Environmental Information Regulations (EIRs) and the use of our Publication Scheme.

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