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Table 2. Data Showing That Short Interval Retesting of Infected 

 Flocks is Effective in Eliminating Pullorum Infection* 



*Refer to Question 60. 



62. Why should reactors not be retained for egg production? Reactors re- 

 tained for egg production are a constant source of danger to the noninfected birds 

 on the premises. There is always the possibility that the reactors may come in 

 contact directly or indirectly with the noninfected birds. Eradication of the 

 disease from the premises can not be accomplished as long as reactors or infected 

 birds are retained on the premises. 



63. What disposition should be made of reactors? Reactors should be sold 

 only for slaughter. Offal and waste should be properly handled to prevent the 

 spread of the disease. 



64. Where there are only a few reactors, is home slaughter objectionable? 



Home slaughter may be practiced if the reactors are slaughtered immediately 

 after being detected and if proper disposal is made of the waste and offal. How- 

 ever, the safest procedure is to sell the reactors to a slaughtering plant. 



65. Is it dangerous to feed offal from dressed birds to animals? Feeding 

 offal from dressed birds to animals is an unsound procedure because they may 

 either become infected or act as mechanical carriers and in that manner dissem- 

 inate the disease. 



66. What disposition should be made of dead adult birds, waste and offal, 

 infertile and unhatched eggs, and dead chicks? Such materials should be burned 

 to destroy all forms of life. An incinerator of some sort should be considered 

 a necessary fixture on each poultry plant. Burying is not recommended unless 

 the material is placed so deep that it will not be disturbed and lead to further 

 dissemination of the disease. 



