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[revray]

For Mississippi NPIP Certification contact the following:
Betty Roberts, Poultry Epidemiologist, P.O. Box 40, Mt. Olive 39119. Phone: (601)832-3351.
FAX: (601)354-6097
E-mail: [email protected].

Here is the website that list NPIP officials for every state - http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/animal_dis_spec/poultry/downloads/osa-npip.pdf

 

[exoticduckluvr]

Thanks RevRay

 

[revray]

You're very welcome, glad I could help

I'm in the process of getting my Blue Laced Red Wyandottes certified, they are supposed to be coming out next week to test them.

 

[DTchickens]

Looking over the rules I found regarding NPIP certification in MS, it seems to only be related to hatcheries and "chick/poult dealers". If you are neither, and are mainly just a backyard breeder (which hardly sells) is it still a requirement? If it weren't for having most of flock being shipped into MS by outside poultry owners I wouldn't worry about it, but since I heard NPIP certificates are required in such cases I prefer to stay legal.

How does this work for hatcheries? They are NPIP certified to be legal, but if you ship birds to a non-NPIP certified poultry owner you break the law do you not? That is about 90 (or more) percent of the hatcheries business.

-Daniel

 

[buildingmyark]

To control pullorum and typhoid disease, all hatcherymen, chick dealers, or any person, persons, firm or corporation selling incubator hatched chicks or poults, or doing custom hatching, must register with and obtain a permit and official poster from the Mississippi Board of animal Health each year. (Fiscal year for permits for hatcherymen begins July 1 and ends June 30. For chick dealers, or any persons, person, form or corporation, the fiscal year begins January 1 and ends December 31. The permit and poster shall be prominently displayed in a place of business where chicks or poults are sold or held for sale.

http://www.mbah.state.ms.us/regulations/regulations_html/ch13.htm

This is very interesting stuff. Think you may be right. Glad you brought this up! thanks!

 

[DTchickens]

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Something a guy I was talking to told me regarding NPIP "Mandatory NPIP for all animals was suspended last year by the USDA. The two diseases they come out and test your flock for have pretty much been eradicated in this country, basically it is put into place to protect the big factory farms who raise their fowl in shall we say less then favorable conditions. To be NPIP certified you will need all of your fowl checked by a registered NPIP tester."

 

[buildingmyark]

So, do you think that you're still going to do it? Any idea of the costs involved?

 

[DTchickens]

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It will probably be later before I do it now, as far as costs.. I have no idea, no information found online and both people I e-mailed (State vet) and the person Revray mentioned has yet to reply.

-Daniel

 

[revray]

I was contaced about a week after I emailed them, they are slow about replying, here is what the email said I received from them. "We will test all and band all birds. No cost to you! Any questions just email me but either jeffrey graham or marty bergin will be in contact. Thanks. Betty" Jeffrey Graham called me and said he would get back with me next week to set up an appoinment.

 

[revray]

Here is all the contact information I have for Mississippi NPIP certified testers.

Dr. Jim Watson, State Veterinarian, Mississippi Board of Animal Health, P.O. Box 3889, Jackson 39207.
Phone: (601)359-1170, FAX: (601)359-1177
E-mail: [email protected].

Betty Roberts, Poultry Epidemiologist, P.O. Box 40, Mt. Olive 39119. Phone: (601)832-3351.
FAX: (601)354-6097
E-mail: [email protected].

Jeffery Graham, Poultry Epidemiologist, 70 Rogers Road, Hattiesburg 39401. Phone: (601)832-3353