Approval Numbers 
Participant’s Name and 
Address 
Hatching-Egg Capacity 
Products and 
Classifications 
Using This Publication 
The hatcheries, dealers, and independent flocks listed in this publication are participat- 
ing in the National Poultry Improvement Plan, according to reports submitted by the 
Official State Agencies. This list of participants is published for the purpose of devel- 
oping greater efficiency in the operation of the Plan. Additional information regarding 
participants may be obtained by communicating with the Contact Representative of the 
Official State Agency of the respective State. The Contact Representative’s name, 
address, and telephone number are given at the beginning of each State’s listings in 
table 1. 
This publication is revised each year because of frequent changes in participation and 
the need for inspectors, hatchery managers, dealers, and others to have up-to-date 
information. In addition to this listing, all Official State Agencies are notified of 
changes in participation that take place during the year. 
The National Poultry Improvement Plan provisions, as contained in Title 9, Chapter |, 
Parts 145 and 147 of the Code of Federal Regulations, provide for recognition of 
different classes or types of fowl as follows: 
Subpart B—Egg-Type Chickens, 
Subpart C—Meat-Type Chickens, 
Subpart D—Turkeys, and 
Subpart E—Waterfowl, Exhibition Poultry, and Game Birds. 
Participants handling egg- and meat-type chickens as well as those handling turkeys 
are listed in a separate publication (APHIS 91-55-0286) in this series. 
In table 1 of this publication, the numerals preceding the name of the State, together 
with those preceding the name of each participant, constitute the participant’s approval 
number. For example, the approval number for the first hatchery listed under Alabama 
is 64-417. The number 64 represents the State of Alabama; 417 represents B & W 
Bobwhite Quail Hatchery, RR 1, Box 56, Chancellor 36316. These assigned numbers 
may be used by participants on shipping labels, certificates, invoices, and other 
documents for identification. The numbers may also be used as reference numbers 
for shipments to member States of the European Economic Community. 
Three types of participants are listed in this publication: hatcheries, dealers, and 
independent flocks. For each State, the type of participant is given immediately above 
the first name in that category. 
Figures in this column refer to the hatching-egg capacity of hatcheries, according to 
manufacturer’s rating, including setting and hatching trays. Letter symbols in this 
column refer to products that dealers handle, as follows: E, hatching eggs; C, chicks. 
When an independent flock is listed, this column is left blank. 
All products handled by participants listed in this publication meet the specific require- 
ments for a “U.S. Pullorum—-Typhoid Clean” classification. The combined letter and 
numeral symbols shown in the fourth column identify the particular breed, strain, or 
trade name of the participant’s products (see tables 2 and 3 in the appendix). Addi- 
tional classifications for which these products qualify are identified in column five by 
MG, “U.S. M. Gallisepticum Clean’; and App., “U.S. Approved.” Those classified as 
approved were found to conform with the criteria for the breed and strain represented. 
