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Poultry Pullorum Testing 2024

• Tuesday, June 11, 2024, 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
• Tuesday, June 18, 2024, 2:30 PM - 5:00 PM

ATTENTION OTSEGO & SCHOHARIE COUNTY POULTRY EXHIBITORS! 

Pullorum Testing will be held for birds at least 4-months (16 weeks) old.

Chickens, turkeys, guinea fowl, peacocks, pheasants & quail are eligible.

(Pigeons and waterfowl are exempt from testing)

Birds obtained from an NPIP-certified hatchery/flock (or from a feed store) may exhibit with a copy of the NPIP certificate or receipt showing the NPIP information. These expire in one year.

This is a requirement to exhibit at the County and State Fairs.

THERE WILL BE NO TESTING AT THE FAIR!

Otsego County Fairgrounds, Martin Hall Building, Tuesday, June 11th, from 3 to 5 p.m.

Pre-registration is required.  Contact Teresa Adell, 607-547-2536 x225 or 607-433-2521.

Schoharie County Fairgrounds, Progressland Building Tuesday, June 18th, from 2:30 to 5 p.m.

Pre-registration is required. Contact Catherine Roberts, 518-234-4303 x113.

Pullorum Questions and Answers:

Pullorum is caused by bacteria belonging to the Salmonella family

Transmission is direct egg transmission of hatched eggs

Carrier birds harbor the diseased germs in reproductive organs bird-to-bird contact

Testing is conducted by a small amount of blood obtained from the wing vein

All birds are identified with NYS leg bands

* Leg bands are for identification purposes only and may be left on indefinitely

However, they do not indicate their current negative status.

Partial flock testing: Testing only those birds that will be showing at the fair that year.

Required annually for showing at County fairs in NYS) *Leg bands do not indicate a current test*

**No more than 20 birds per family will be tested at a clinic.

Full flock testing: Testing up to 30 birds (or 25% of the flock) on the premises over 4

months of age. Required annually for showing and/or selling poultry out of state and

some poultry shows in NYS. A flock certificate from NPIP will be issued and is valid for one year at NYS County Fairs.  

*NYS is a participant in NPIP (National Poultry Improvement Program) and an annual full flock test is required to participate.

For more information on Poultry Health Alerts 

https://agriculture.ny.gov/animals/poultry

Contact Ag & Markets Rep: Makayla Kemmeren at 518-419-0004

makayla.kemmeren@agriculture.ny.gov

Fee

FREE

Last updated April 2, 2024