ANNEX IVCategories and definitions of target animals and indication of the minimum duration of efficacy studies

2.Table. Animal categories: Poultry

Category

Definition of the animal category

Approximate duration period (weight/age)

Minimum duration of long term studies for efficacy

Period

Age

Weight

Chickens for fattening

Birds raised for fattening

From hatching

Up to 35 days

Up to ~1 600 g(up to 2 kg)

35 days

Chickens reared for laying

Female birds being reared for consumer egg production or for breeding purposes

From hatching

Up to ~16 weeks

(up to 20 weeks)

—

112 days (if the efficacy data are not available for chickens for fattening)

Laying hens

Productive female birds held for egg production purposes

From 16-21 weeks

Up to ~13 months

(up to 18 months)

From 1 200 g (white) 1 400 g (brown)

168 days

Turkeys for fattening

Birds raised for fattening

From hatching

Up to ~14 weeks

(up to 20 weeks)

Up to ~16 weeks

(up to 24 weeks)

Hens: up to ~7 000 g

(up to 10 000 g)

Cocks: up to ~12 000 g

(up to 20 000 g)

84 days

Turkeys for breeding purposes

Female and male birds held for breeding purposes

Whole period

From 30 weeks up to ~ 60 weeks

Hens: from ~15 000 g

Cocks: from ~30 000 g

At least six months

Turkeys reared for breeding

Young female and male birds reared for breeding purposes

From hatching

Up to 30 weeks

Hens: up to ~15 000 g

Cocks: up to ~30 000 g

Whole period (if the efficacy data are not available for turkeys for fattening)