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Guidelines no. 23:
Rules for organic poultry production
in accordance with EU Regulation
(EC) no.834/2007 and (EC) no.889/2008
ORGANIC POULTRY
FARMING
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I. Scope
The poultry species covered by European Regulation are listed in Annex III of
(EC) Regulation 889/08:
 Laying hens
 Fattening poultry : chicken (broiler), guinea fowl, goose, duck and turkey
Species which are not covered by European Regulation may be awarded organic
certification if recognised national or private rules exist in the Member States. In
France, for example, this applies to ostriches.
II. Conversion
A. Definition
The conversion to organic farming corresponds to the transition phase between
conventional agriculture and the « organic farming » designation.
The conversion period starts once :
 All the breeding requirements stated in (EC) Regulation 834/07 (arts.11 and
14) and (EC) Regulation 889/08 (arts. 8 to 25) are met (housing, feeding,
disease prevention…).
 The operator has submitted his holding to the control system and notified his
organic activity to his competent authority.
Conversion period
Runs 12 months or 6 months (with no other possible
reduction) if the land concerned has not received
disallowed treatments during the last year
Fattening poultry 10 weeks
Laying hens 6 weeks
NB: Refer to chapter « V. Purchasing animals » on requirements for introducing
non-organic animals into the holding.
B. Examples of conversion
NB: Animals may be wholly fed on in-conversion feedingstuffs (meaning starting
from the 12th month of conversion of the land used to produce the feed) if the
feed originates solely from the holding.
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Non-simultaneous conversion:
12-month pasture conversion:
Start of runs conversion
Start of conversion for
animals
C1 ORGANIC
01/05/2010 01/05/2011
6 or 10 -week
conversion for
poultry
Pasture conversion reduced to 6 months:
Start of runs conversion Start of conversion for animals
C1 ORGANIC
01/05/10 01/11/10
6 or 10 -
week
conversion
for poultry

Note:
Simultaneous conversion of land and animals over 24 months is not
« economically » beneficial in poultry production, when compared with nonsimultaneous
conversion.
III. Mixed operations
A. Definition:
“Mixed operations” means that one or several types of animal are reared
simultaneously on the same holding, organically and conventionally. This
duplication may be temporarily tolerated under specific conditions or prohibited
in some cases.
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B. General rules:
A single animal species may not be reared organically and conventionally
simultaneously on the same farm (even if the organic and conventional units are
completely separate).
Special cases Conditions
Possible diversity of different
species
Clear separation of buildings and runs
Example : organic chickens and conventional
guinea fowl
Holdings carrying out agricultural
research or formal education :
completely separate).
Special cases Conditions
Possible diversity of different
species
Clear separation of buildings and runs
Example : organic chickens and conventional
guinea fowl
Holdings carrying out agricultural
research or formal education :
rearing the same species
organically and conventionally
Possibly subject to prior agreement of project
by ECOCERT
IV. Identification and transport
A. Identification documents
Poultry must be identified individually or by batch.
Livestock records should be kept at all times, be made available to the control
body and include the following details:
 animals entries (origin, number, conversion period, veterinary history,
identification marks)
 animals leaving (age, number, destination, identification mark)
 any animal losses and the causes thereof
 feeding
 disease prevention, treatment and veterinary care
B. Transporting animals
Animal transportation time should be reduced to limit stress and maintain their
welfare conditions.
Identification of the animals and their products must be ensured at all stages of
production, preparation (slaughter, cutting up), transport and marketing.
The use of allopathic tranquilisers before and during transportation is prohibited.
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