Updated:10/7/2011

Pullorum-Typhoid Testing

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About Salmonella Pullorum-Typhoid

• Fairs
• National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) participants

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Pullorum-Typhoid Surveillance

Location	# of Samples
Fairs/Bird Shows	185
NPIP	393
Other	0
Total	578

Location	# of Samples
Fairs/Bird Shows	270
NPIP	976
Other	113
Total	1,359

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Mandatory P-T Testing at Exhibits and Fairs

In 2008, it became mandatory that all poultry going to exhibit be P-T tested 90 days prior to going to exhibit as stated in WAC 16-59-030 [External Site].

Exhibitors that meet one of the three options below do not need to have their birds P-T tested prior to exhibit:

1. The exhibitor is a participant in the National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP); or
2. The show birds were bought from the following locations within the last year:

• NPIP participant
• Hatcheries; or
• Feed stores

3. The birds are less than 16 weeks old.

Exhibitors that do not meet the criteria above must be tested within 90 days of going to exhibit. Exhibitors can meet the requirements using the options below:

1. A veterinarian, vet tech or trained personnel can draw 1 CC of blood from each bird and send the samples to the WSU Avian Health and Food Safety Laboratory in Puyallup, WA; or
2. A WSDA field veterinarians can perform P-T testing at your fair or before the fair. However there is a charge. If you are interested in this service, please contact Lyndon Badcoe.

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