Current through all rules and regulations passed and filed through March 17, 2025
(A) The responsible
party must catch, lift, and move poultry
humanely.
(B) Except for paragraph
(C) of rule
901:12-3-05 of the
Administrative Code, birds can be caught or carried by one or both legs, and
are not to be carried or lifted by the head, neck, or tail.
(C) The following livestock management
procedures are acceptable to minimize injury to the birds and, if performed,
must be performed in a humane manner:
(2) Toenail
conditioning;
(3) Dewclaw
conditioning;
(4) Snood
conditioning; and
(5) Induced molting, which must also meet all
of the following conditions:
(a)
Use
only non-feed withdrawal methods;
(b)
Feed turkey
breeders,
a maintenance ration for non-producing breeders;
(c) The light period
reduced to no fewer than six hours
in closed houses, or to natural day length in open houses, for the duration of
the rest period. When the flock is placed back on a production diet, lights
should be returned to the normal program; and
(d)
During molt, monitor flock health, mortality, and bird weight .
(D) Environmental management must
be designed to control rodents, non-beneficial insects, and parasite
infestation in the birds, as it applies to the flock's housing
system.
(E) Housing for turkey and
turkey breeders must meet all of the following conditions:
(1)
Provide a clean and safe
environment that promotes the health, welfare and performance of turkeys/turkey
breeders at all stages of their lives;
(2)
If provided,
a good quality and absorbent
bedding;
(3)
Manage
environmental moisture , whether birds are housed indoors or outdoors, to promote
flock health and welfare; and
(4) Stocking densities must allow all turkeys
to rest at the same time without being forced to rest on each other at all
stages of production, and in addition provide all
turkeys access
to feed and water without excessive competition
that prevents individuals in the flock from maintaining normal body condition;
and
(5) Housing must be designed in a manner
which;
(a) Seeks to minimize the effects of
adverse weather conditions;
(b)
Seeks to minimize conditions in which the bird cannot effectively
thermo-regulate;
(c) Provides
sufficient ventilation to reduce concentrations of carbon monoxide, ammonia and
dust; and
(d) Provides backup systems in working
condition, in houses/barns that require mechanized ventilation;
(6) Light intensity
adequate for observation during
inspection;
(7) If natural light is
not available, artificial light is provided for rearing and production; and
(8)
Free-range/pastured turkeys are provided reasonable protection from adverse
weather conditions and predators.
(F) Turkey breeder housing must meet the
following conditions:
(1) Introduction of new
turkeys performed in a manner which seeks to minimize
aggression and the risk of injury; and
(2) If nest space is provided,
clean as necessary to ensure that manure does not
accumulate.
