mi' iaiT^nfii rouitry impfovemenr rian ?ecani^ rperntivc ou ly 1, 1935, ano rnp National Turkey 

 rr!iprovemr>nt Plan became operative Sepi jmher 25, 1943, with the apprnval of the Secretary of 

 Agriculture. On December 3, 1971, the two Plans were combined under ^"" <-;n- "The National 

 Poultry Improvement Plan," with ?eparpte provisions applicable tc t types of 



Iterates through an appropriation ma , _ States Department 



of Agriculture to be us^d in cooper;>tion with the St^if' aijti'Orities in t^e r'.dministration o*" 

 regulations for the improvement of poult'-v, pnnltry prodnc'"';, ^nr^ hatcheries. Authority for the 

 administration of tl'e Plan is f Agriculture Organic 



1944, as amended (7 U.S.C. 4?9) . 



Provisions of the P' :Tanged from time to conform with the developmen' 

 inf'ristry <-^nd with new t^ former ion as it becomes ^'^iiablp. These changes are t?.---'(} on 

 recommendations made at the Biennial National Plan Conferences by official delegates 

 representing participating brppders, hptcberic^, ?rd floe'- owners from all cooperating States. 

 Current provisions of the Plan ^re described in a publication entitled "The National Poultry 

 Improvement Plan and Auxiliary Provision^^." '^'-e publication is available from Official State 

 Agencies or on request to the National Poultry Improvement Plan, APHIS-VS, Building 265, BARC- 

 Eas*, Beltsvillp, Maryland :^n70-- 



The Federal administrate 3I Poultry Iii^rovement Plan was transferred to the 



Animal and Plant Health Inspprrion Servic-Veterinary Services (APHIS-VS) in 1979. It 

 previously vas administered under the Science ^.nd Education Administration-Agricultural Research 

 (SEA-AR) a sister agpnry Jnited States Department cf AgricuV . 



Trade names are mentioned in this publication solely to provide specific information. The 

 mention of such names does not constitute a guarantee or warranty of the product. 



National Poultry Improvement Plan: ^^'^^ n,-.-r.rfn,-w of Participantc H;.nriHnn w^tprfm,!. 

 Exhibition Poultry, and Game Bird<;. 



Published by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service-Veterinary Services, United St?tes 

 Department of Agriculture, Building 265, BARC-East, Beltsville, Md, 20705. 



