The Valencian Poultry Association (ASAV), in collaboration with CECAV and the Generalitat Valenciana, has organised a key course on “Animal Welfare in Poultry Farms”. This training, accredited by the Conselleria de Agricultura, Agua, Ganadería y Pesca (course code 2010/CBA/0001), is designed to meet the regulatory and professional requirements of the sector.
The course will be delivered in face-to-face format at the CECAV premises (C/ Nules 16, les Alqueries, Castellón) on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons during the last two weeks of November 2025.
A course tailored to the reality of the broiler sector
This 20-hour training programme is specifically aimed at farm owners and personnel responsible for the care and management of birds on broiler production farms.
The main objectives are clear:
- To fulfil the training requirements set out in Royal Decree 692/2010 (protection of broiler chickens) and Royal Decree 637/2021 (regulations governing poultry farm management).
- To understand and reinforce theoretical and practical concepts, as well as current legislation on animal welfare.
Detailed programme and expert speakers
The course is structured over four afternoon sessions (15:00–20:00 h), with comprehensive content delivered by veterinarians and technical experts from organisations including CECAV, Productos Florida, DOLZ-Grupo Vall Companys and Pentabiol.
The programme is divided as follows:
- Tuesday 18 November:
- Introduction and animal welfare legislation (Verónica Cortés).
- Water and feed requirements (Dámaso Trilles).
- Anatomy, physiology and behaviour of poultry (Diana Mateo).
- Thursday 20 November:
- The concept of animal welfare and stress (Óscar Marín).
- Farm record-keeping and health documentation (Lucía Rausell).
- Health legislation (Lucía Rausell).
- Emergency care (slaughter and culling) (Lucía Rausell).
- Tuesday 25 November:
- Housing, equipment and environmental parameter control (Lucía Rausell).
- Animal welfare, quality and food safety (Santiago Bellés).
- Preventive biosecurity measures (Pablo Catalá).
- Thursday 27 November:
- Practical aspects of broiler management (Jesús Díaz).
- Catching and transport to slaughter practices (Jesús Díaz).
- Competency assessment (20:00–21:00 h).
Practical information and Accreditation
To complete the course and obtain the official competency certificate, participants must attend at least 80% of the scheduled teaching hours and successfully pass the corresponding assessments, including the final competency test.
Enrolment details:
- Dates: 18, 20, 25 and 27 November 2025.
- Places: Limited; allocated strictly in order of registration.
- Cost:
- ASAV members: €120
- Non-ASAV members: €170
- Payment: Bank transfer to the Caixalqueries account: ES21 3119 7476 1727 2000 6540.
- Confirmation: Attendance must be confirmed by contacting:
- 📧 y.hernandiz@asav.es
- 📞 964 59 23 87
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