NPIP - Salmonella Pullorum or Salmonella enterditis

[Glenbogel06]

Ok - correct me if I am wrong but I have read that the NPIP test is for Salmonella Pullorum (and something else that starts with a "g"), not for salmonella enterditis. The enterditis is the one that is the subject of the recall and is passed from the hen into the egg. Can anyone verify this. I have also heard that Pullorum is all but eradicated here in the US. Most people say that if they have gotten a positive NPIP test result, it turned out to be a false positive.

So what is the truth about NPIP?

 

[NYREDS]

http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/animal_dis_spec/poultry/

 

[Kedreeva]

It's both, plus fowl typhoid and Avian mycoplasmas... they also can do avian influenza under the same certification.

Here's some more information: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/publications/animal_health/content/printable_version/npip-helping_you.pdf

And yes, Pullorum is all but eradicated in the US, but it's not the only thing they test for so being certified is still useful/important/worth it.