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Cleansing and disinfection of infected holdings shall be carried out in accordance with the following principles and procedures: preliminary cleansing and disinfection: during the killing of the poultry or other captive birds all necessary measures must be taken to avoid or minimise the dispersion of avian influenza virus; those measures must include the installation of temporary disinfection equipment, supply of protective clothing, showers, decontamination of used equipment, instruments and facilities and the interruption of power supply to the ventilation; carcases of killed poultry or other captive birds must be sprayed with disinfectant; any transport of carcases of poultry or other captive birds which have to be removed from the holding for disposal shall be carried out in closed, leak proof vehicles or containers under official supervision in such a way as to prevent the spread of avian influenza virus; as soon as the killed poultry or other captive birds have been removed to be disposed of, those parts of the holding in which they were housed and any parts of other buildings, yards etc. contaminated during the killing, or the post-mortem examination must be sprayed with disinfectants authorised in accordance with Article 48; any tissue or blood spilled during the killing or from the post-mortem examinations must be carefully collected and disposed of with the killed poultry or other captive birds; the disinfectant must remain on the surface for at least 24 hours; final cleansing and disinfection: manure and used bedding must be removed and treated as provided in paragraph 3(a); grease and dirt must be removed from all surfaces by the application of a degreasing agent, and the surfaces cleansed with water; after washing with cold water, further spraying with disinfectant must be applied; after seven days the holding must be treated with a degreasing agent, rinsed with water, sprayed with disinfectant and rinsed again with water.
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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-04 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.