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).
Source
The provisions of this § 15.4 amended January 2, 1976, effective January 3, 1976, 6 Pa.B. 7; reserved November 18, 1977, effective November 19, 1977, 7 Pa.B. 3361; amended September 7, 1979, effective September 8, 1979, 9 Pa.B. 2999. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (38140).