NPIP Certification - Refreshment Please?

[Fairview01]

I was NPIP certified back when I was like 14-15 years old and I am now 30 and don't remember a thing about it other than the guy coming out drawing blood from one rooster and one hen from each breeding pen and making sure to get all my breeds listed and giving me a certificate.

Can someone please point me in the right direction for getting my new flock certified? I know you can lose your certification if you bring in birds that are not certified. Do you have to request them come out and test the new birds or do you just do that when they come out and renew it the next year?

Anyway, I'm located in Texas. If you need any other pertinent information just ask.

First why do you want to be NPIP? If you are selling intrastate and do not qualify as a commercial operation or sell at shows, flea markets etc., etc being NPIP can be a disadvantage to selling your stock. On the whole people who purchase chicks from private individuals have no clue what NPIP is and do not see it as a value added cost add on.

P/T testing does not mean you are NPIP. There are several layers to Texas NPIP . You can be NPIP at the P/T level, at the AI level, and there are several more ladder rungs above AI. Also IIRC P/T testing is a 100% thing. If you have x chickens in your flock then x will get tested. This is because P/T unlike AI is a vertically transmitted disease from hen to egg to chick.

Being NPIP for Texas has no bearing for interstate sales. The shipper must meet the NPIP requirements of the importing state.

Lastly there isnt a shortage of P/T antigen. There just plain isn't any available. The gov't has yet to approve manufacturers lots. The only P/T antigen available in the state of Texas is that which is expired and has been recertified by Texas.

I attend poultry shows. P/T testing is an entrance requirement. I have so little antigen 9n hand that may not be able to participate in the shows I want to. I'm not about to test others stock. I think you will find that situation to be very common with any tester you contact or if they are willing to test o would bet they will be price gougers.

As far as I know all existing antigen has expired. If you find a tester make sure the individual has the proper documentation to show the antigen has been recertified.

 

[Kiki]

I knew that about the antigen. So you are a tester? What is the average cost for testing and do you test all the birds? Or do you do a sampling? I know 15+ years ago the man that came out and did my NPIP testing and certification checked the rooster and one hen from each breeding pen.

The first time all birds on the property have to be tested.
I would charge based on the total number of birds.

 

[Kiki]

I'm with Fairview...NPIP is basically a joke.

 

[ColtHandorf]

The first time all birds on the property have to be tested.
I would charge based on the total number of birds.

Including chicks? Or is there an age limit on when they are old enough to be tested?

I'm with Fairview...NPIP is basically a joke.

So I take it you are not NPIP certified? Perhaps the regulations involving the sale of birds both in-state and over state lines is different now. My understanding was that it was required. I often see people asking on here and other places where poultry is sold if the seller is NPIP certified. i know you lose your certification if you bring in birds that aren't previously certified. Are there any other reasons why an NPIP certification would be necessary or should I just not bother with it.

I'm raising large fowl, English Silver-laced Orpingtons and don't want to limit my ability to sell hatching eggs and birds if NPIP certification is wanted by most buyers. I know local people don't generally care.

 

[Kiki]

NPIP makes things easier If you are shipping out of state.

No I am not NPIP certified.

 

[ColtHandorf]

Is the PT Testing different from the TAHC certification I keep hearing about?

 

[Kiki]

Is the PT Testing different from the TAHC certification I keep hearing about?

Yes.

 

[Kiki]

https://www.tahc.texas.gov/animal_health/poultry/

 

[ColtHandorf]

So I for sure need to be TAHC and PT tested? And I should be NPIP certified if I want to sell out of state?

 

[Kiki]

So I for sure need to be TAHC and PT tested? And I should be NPIP certified if I want to sell out of state?

What do you plan on doing/selling and where?
From your house?