The present Ordinance lays down provisions relating to the keeping of poultry, and in particular its hygienic aspects. The text consists of 65 articles divided into 7 chapters as follows: General provisions and sphere of application (1); General hygiene provisions for batteries (2); Special provisions for chicken breeding batteries (3); Special provisions for fledgling batteries (4) ; Special provisions relating to fattening of battery chickens (5); Special provisions relating to hens laying bat