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This is a draft item of legislation. This draft has since been made as a Scottish Statutory Instrument: The Welfare of Farmed Animals (Scotland) Regulations 2010 No. 388
15.—(1) An official veterinarian conducting controls under Regulation 854/2004 in relation to chickens must evaluate the results of the post-mortem inspection to identify possible indications of poor animal welfare conditions in the holding or house of origin.
(2) If the mortality rate of the chickens or the results of the post-mortem inspection are consistent with poor animal welfare conditions, the official veterinarian must communicate the data to the keeper of those chickens and to the Scottish Ministers without delay.
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