3. Every reactor, regardless of its value, should be removed from the premises 

 and sold for slaughter immediately upon receipt of the report. 



4. OfTal from all birds dressed for market or home consumption as well as 

 dead birds that are not fit for consumption should be burned. 



5. The poultry houses, runs, and equipment, should be thoroughly cleaned 

 and disinfected immediately after removal of reactors. Provide an empty pen 

 to each house to facilitate cleaning and disinfection during the winter months. 

 Use disinfectants approved by the United States Department of Agriculture. 



6. Birds removed from the premises to egg-laying contests, exhibitions, etc., 

 should be held in quarantine and determined free of disease before they are re- 

 admitted into the flock. 



7. Purchase of stock in the form of adults, chicks, and eggs should be from 

 known pullorum disease-free flocks. Consult your county agent regarding addi- 

 tions or replacements in your flock. 



8. Eggs should not be saved for hatching until after a flock has been tested 

 and all the Infected birds removed. Early pullet testing will permit early hatch- 

 ing. 



9. Fresh and infertile eggs from unknown or infected sources should not be 

 fed to chickens or exposed to birds or animals such as crows, sparrows, and 

 skunks that may carry or spread the infection. 



10. Poultrymen should not custom hatch for untested or infected flocks (in- 

 cluding fowl other than chickens). 



11. Owners of pullorum disease-free flocks should not have hatching done 

 where infected eggs or stock may be found. 



12. Poultrymen should not buy feed in bags that have been used or exposed 

 to infection. (Such bags if properly disinfected will be safe for further use.) 



13. Poultrymen should regard fowl other than chickens as a possible source 

 of pullorum infection unless tested and found free from, pullorum disease. 



14. Poultrymen should not use equipment that has been exposed to or con- 

 taminated with infective material unless it Is properly cleaned and sterilized or 

 disinfected. 



TESTING OF FOWL OTHER THAN CHICKENS 



During tht past >ear 31,329 fowl other than chickens were tested, 18,831 of 

 which were turkeys and 9,907 pheasants. The number of turkeys tested was 

 less than in the previous season. The percentage of Infection was also less, 0.51 

 as compared with 2.26. The following table summarizes the results of tested 

 fowl other than chickens: 



Fowl Number Number 



Birds Number Percent Tests Number Percent 



Turkeys 18.831 25 .13 19,796 . 100 .51 



Pheasants 907 4 .04 10,008 4 .04 



Quail. 2,197 



Game -.. 222 1 .4.S 222 1 .45 



Ducks 56 



Geese - .. 100 



Guineas 14 



Owls 2 



Totals 31329 30 32,395 105 



