Flock Owner Information

It will be up to each private, Authorized Testing Agent to decide what to charge for this service to recoup expenses related to testing (i.e.travel, supplies, training expenses, paperwork processing time).

TVMDL maintains maintain a list of Authorized Testing Agents. Owners can contact any Authorized Testing Agent to arrange for testing.

Yes, but your veterinarian must submit results to the TVMDL Pullorum-Typhoid Office within 10 days of testing for negative results, and within 24 hours of testing for positive results.

Sample collection and testing can only be done by an Authorized Testing Agent or a licensed veterinarian.

Flock owners are encouraged to contact testers in surrounding counties.

For those only showing or selling poultry in Texas, TVMDL recommends owners contact the sale and/or show to inquire if testing will be provided at the door or gate. If you receive testing at a show or sale you will not receive any paperwork for poultry.

For annual flock tests, owners will receive a Flock Owner Testing Agreement form from the Authorized Testing Agent. The flock test and form are good for one year from the date of the test. This is the only paperwork required for shows and sales in Texas.

For those only showing or selling poultry in Texas, TVMDL recommends owners contact the sale and/or show to inquire if testing will be provided at the door or gate. If you receive testing at a show or sale you will not receive any paperwork for poultry.

Checklist of new flock owners

• Have flock tested for Pullorum-Typhoid
• Fowl Registration License – Texas Animal Health Commission (link at bottom of page)
• Join NPIP program – optional (link on left side of page)
• • Beneficial for flock owners shipping hatching eggs, chicks, or birds out of state

Yes, all domestic poultry offered for sale, trade, or used to produce offspring for sale or trade must be tested for pullorum and typhoid. See link at bottom of page to the Texas Ag Code for more information.