Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 6, September 18, 2024
Surveillance procedures shall only apply to commercial poultry
flocks of 10,000 or more layers, commercial chicken broiler operations with
10,000 or more broilers, and commercial turkey operations with 1,000 or more
turkeys. Breeders that participate in, and qualify under, the USDA, APHIS, NPIP
U.S. Avian Influenza Clean Program meet or exceed the surveillance provisions
of this plan and are exempt from further certification under this rule. For
poultry flocks, surveillance procedures shall include the following:
(1)
Turkeys and turkey
poults.
a.
Preslaughter/movement testing. A minimum of six blood samples
per flock may be collected and forwarded to an approved laboratory for LPAI
testing within 21 days prior to depopulation or movement; or
b.
Slaughter/disposal
testing. Six blood samples per flock shall be collected at
slaughter/disposal and forwarded to an approved laboratory for LPAI
testing.
c.
Sick flock
testing. Twenty blood samples shall be collected between 10 days and
21 days after the onset of respiratory disease and forwarded to an approved
laboratory for LPAI testing, and 20 pharyngeal swabs shall be collected at
onset of respiratory disease and forwarded to an approved laboratory for LPAI
testing.
d.
Routine
serologic testing.A test for LPAI should be included.
(2)Laying
chickens andpre-lay pullets.
a.
Preslaughter/disposal/movement testing. Eleven blood samples
shall be collected and forwarded to an approved laboratory for LPAI testing
within 30 days prior to depopulation or disposal of spent hens or movement of
pre-lay pullets to another farm.
b.
Sick flock testing. Twenty blood samples shall be collected
between 10 days and 21 days after the onset of respiratory disease and
forwarded to an approved laboratory for LPAI testing, and 20 pharyngeal swabs
shall be collected at onset of respiratory disease and forwarded to an approved
laboratory for LPAI testing.
c.
Routine serologic testing. A test for LPAI of 11 birds per
barn during a 12-month period shall be collected and forwarded.
(3)
Broiler
chickens.
a.
Preslaughter
testing. Eleven blood samples may be collected and forwarded to an
approved laboratory for LPAI testing within 21 days prior to depopulation;
or
b.
Slaughter/disposal
testing. Eleven blood samples shall be collected at slaughter/disposal
and forwarded to an approved laboratory for LPAI testing.
c.
Sick flock testing.
Twenty blood samples shall be collected between 10 days and 21 days after the
onset of respiratory disease and forwarded to an approved laboratory for LPAI
testing, and 20 pharyngeal swabs shall be collected at onset of respiratory
disease and forwarded to an approved laboratory for LPAI testing.
d.
Routine serologic
testing. A test for LPAI should be included.
