Poultry

This course covers market data, basic chicken and key healthcare information

The course covers basic anatomy, digestion, respiration and preventative health checks

This course will improve the understanding of egg production and how to maximise it whilst keeping hens healthy and happy

This course covers the most common internal and external parasites how to tackle and prevent them

This course covers the key concerns of chicken owners and advice on how to help them and when to refer to the vet

Controlling Parasitic Poultry Worms

This CPD module is provided by Elanco Animal Health and is worth 8 AMTRA points.

This module covers how to control parasitic worms in 'backyard' poultry, in three simple sections.

• Introduction to parasitic poultry worms - Understanding how chickens become infected with parasitic worms and why worms are so successful.
• Common parasitic poultry worms - Introducing the 4 common species of parasitic poultry worm: roundworm, hairworm, caecal worm and gapeworm.
• Controlling parasitic worms in backyard poultry - Incorporating Flubenvet into an effective worming strategy and other key factors to consider to reduce the worm burden.

To access this CPD module, you will need to register and sign in to MyElanco. Simply do this by clicking on the link below.

The module should take 60 minutes to complete, and all three sections must be completed in order to access the final quiz and gain the CPD points. Remember you can only gain points for this module (A3085) once every 12 months.

Elanco also provide additional support materials about worming backyard poultry, available on MyElanco once you have registered and logged in.