THIRTY -FIVE-YEAR PULLORUM DISEASE TESTING SUMMARY 



A summary of testing results for thirty-five years of testing is listed in table 6. 

 The results reveal that progress is being made in the reduction of pullorum disease 

 even though this past year there has been a slight increase in the percentage of 

 reactors. It is hoped that in future years the percentage of infection will follow a 

 downward trend. 



Table 6. Thirty -Five -Year Pullorum Disease Testing Summary 



COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS 



Annual Testing of All Birds on the Premises: During the past year 18 

 flocks were partially tested, and none revealed reactors among the tested birds. It is 

 quite possible that these results represented the true pullorum status of these 

 flocks; however, one cannot be certain without testing all the birds on the premises. 



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