Pullorum Testing and
Sample Collecting Training Course
Offered by the Minnesota Board of Animal Health
Thursday,
April 11, 2002
8:30
AM - 4:00 PM
Comfort
Inn - Golden Garden Room
Interstate
94 & Highway 25
89
Chelsea Road
Monticello,
Minnesota
Pullorum
testing is part of the National
Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP). Anyone showing chickens or turkeys
is required to show that the flock has been tested before they can
show birds. Certificate of testing is also required for transportation
across state lines.The
National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) is a national voluntary cooperative
federal/state/industry program in which 95% of the U.S. poultry breeding
and hatchery industries participate. The program is one through which
disease control and prevention strategies are used to improve the
poultry and poultry products produced by the participants. States
that voluntarily participate in this program (includes Minnesota)
also administer the program in their respective states through a Memorandum
of Understanding with the USDA. The provisions for administering the
various programs are found in the National Poultry Improvement Plan
and Auxiliary Provisions (APHIS 91-55-021, June 1994) and the Code
of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 82, Subpart B.The
greatest benefit derived by participating members is that poultry
and poultry products produced under these provisions are allowed to
be shipped interstate and internationally with few restrictions. Class
check-in will begin at 8:30 AM in the Golden Garden Room at Comfort
Inn, with the session to begin at 9:00 AM, and end at approximately
4 PM. The fee is $15.00 per person (payable in advance to the
Board of Animal Health), which will cover course materials and lunch
(please indicate on Registration
Form if you have dietary restrictions. Enrollment will be limited
to 50. If the course if filled, your check will be returned and
your name kept on the notification list for future training courses.
Priority will be given to Minnesota residents until March 28, 2002.
Even
if you have already indicated an interest, you must RSVP for the date
and place. Persons holding "Temporary" testing authorizations
are required to attend a training session. This course and field training
will quality attendees to test their own or others' poultry.
