120. We believe that birds with clinical signs of disease should not have treatment withheld. It is essential that the welfare, and particularly the health, of birds in the UK is not adversely affected by limitations on the availability of medicines which are known to be effective and do not pose a food safety hazard.
Recommendations
121. We urge the Government to take action to ensure that the welfare of the UK flock is not disadvantaged by formalities which inhibit the availability of effective medicines.
122. Government should pursue with its EU counterparts improved harmonisation of registration procedures to ensure uniformity and increase the range of medicines available.