NPIP in Louisiana

[RMiley]

I was! Recertification came at a busy time and I let it lapse.

Hi from the LAyers thread. I saw your post but my experience seems to have been different...

I spoke to the state vet ahead of time, asked all my questions about policy and procedures, etc. When my tester showed up he contradicted everything the state vet said, even when he knew my info was from the state vet. He drew blood from about 20 of my birds and decided that was enough (it wasn't). And he didn't explain anything about shipping to me. I had to learn a lot on my own.

Now, here's how my inspection went: he drove up and put covers on his boots. My coop was locked (so I could catch every bird over 3-4mos). He asked where I stored my feed and how I cleaned my coop. Then we drew blood. In LA the basic test for pullorum-typhoid is free. Every other test is a charge. My tester discouraged me from additional testing, saying if I needed to ship to a state with certain requirements, I could do that testing later.

It was very easy and didn't take that long. I held the birds and he drew the blood. He was very friendly, if a little argumentative. I'm sure it was annoying for him to drive to the middle of nowhere and test my teensy flock.

How can I get testing done in Louisiana. Who do I call? Does anyone have a number for them. I found a number for two doctors in homer, La and am email for both. Neither answered the phone and haven’t replied to my emails yet. Help please. I want to be tested and certified in a timely manner