THIRTY -SEVEN-YEAR PULLORUM DISEASE TESTING SUMMARY 



Table 6 is a summary of the testing results for thirty-seven years of testing. 

 The data reveal that pullorum disease can be eliminated from flocks and that com- 

 plete eradication should be possible to attain in the near future. 



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



Season 



Flocks 



1920-21 108 



1921-22 110 



1922-23 121 



1923-24 139 



1924-25 156 



1925-26 201 



1926-27 249 



1927-28 321 



1928-29 413 



1929-30 460 



1930-31 447 



1931-32 455 



1932-33 335 



1933-34 262 



1934-35 244 



1935-36 252 



1936-37 307 



1937-38 308 



1938-39 355 



1939-40 346 



1940-41 309 



1941-42 366 



1942-43 332 



1943-44 413 



1944-45 458 



1945-46 538 



1946-47 562 



1947-48 494 



1948-49 458 



1949-50 475 



1950-51 448 



1951-52 417 



1952-53 371 



1953-54 338 



1954-55 311 



1955-56 285 



1956-57 272 



COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS 



Filing Applications for Testing: At the beginning of each season, flock 

 owners who received testing service the previous season are sent application cards 

 for the next year's work. Applications are processed in the order that they are re- 

 ceived from the owners. Flock owners who delay or fail to return their cards cannot 



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