Pennsylvania Code
Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
Part I - Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services
Chapter 15 - CONTROL AND ERADICATION OF PULLORUM DISEASE
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 15.4 - Official bacteriological monitoring program

Universal Citation: 7 PA Code ยง 15.4

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024

The Bureau may allow the official bacteriological monitoring program for maintenance of pullorum-typhoid free flock status. The official monitoring program shall consist of:

(1) Monitoring of hatching eggs and their environment for salmonella pullorum and salmonella gallinarum by Bureau-approved bacteriological sampling tests.

(2) Blood tests of the breeding flock as specified in § 15.21 (relating to testing requirements for pullorum-typhoid free flock status), as related to numbers, percentages, and species tested.

(3) Prompt reporting of abnormal hatching egg fertility, hatchability or abnormal mortality in chicks or other baby fowl.

(4) Compliance with § 15.9 (relating to records of movement and reports of official tests).

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