Form: Avian influenza prevention zone (AIPZ): biosecurity checklist for bird keepers

Animal Plant Health Agency

December 31

12:40 2024

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Check if youre in a zone on the bird flu disease zone map. If youre in a disease control zone or AIPZ you must follow the rules.

If you keep poultry or other captive birds in an AIPZ, use this self-assessment checklist to make sure youre meeting the minimum biosecurity standards to protect them against bird flu.

Published 10 November 2022
Last updated 31 December 2024 +show all updates

31 December 2024
An AIPZ with mandatory housing measures is now in force in the East of England. The AIPZ biosecurity checklist has been updated to reflect this.
17 December 2024
If you keep poultry or other captive birds in an avian influenza prevention zone (AIPZ), your premises must now be registered on the kept bird register. The AIPZ biosecurity checklists have been updated to reflect this.
21 April 2023
Uploaded new checklists as mandatory housing measures in England and Wales have been lifted. Housing measures are still in place in some bird flu control zones.
10 November 2022
First published.