Texas PULLORUM-TYPHOID Program

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Mission:

To bring about the control and eradication of Pullorum Disease and Fowl Typhoid from poultry flocks in Texas and to maintain Texas as a U.S. Pullorum-Typhoid Clean State.

History:

The 65th Legislature passed an act which requires that all domestic poultry used in the production of offspring for the sale or trade be Pullorum-Typhoid negative.  The act also requires that all poultry going to public exhibition or sale must be Pullorum-Typhoid tested and found to be free of infection, or originate from a certified Pullorum-Typhoid Clean Flock. The Act was amended by the 72nd Legislature transferring responsibility to the Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory from the Texas Agriculture Experiment Station.

Flock Testing

• All birds must be at least 16 weeks of age or nearing sexual maturity to be tested.
• All domestic poultry are testable (expect water fowl and pigeons).
• Turkeys and Peafowl require blood samples to be collected, and then submitted for testing in a TVMDL Laboratory.