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Halo, it is starting to be that way for me now. Before I thought NPIP would mean something important but really, no. Yep, it was a sense of security for me until I talked and read as much as I can about NPIP and how people "fly under the radar" and still be NPIP and for those who are not NPIP, like myself, I shipped birds a few years ago without any problems nor the USPS would do any reinforcement on certifiying birds or checking for NPIP. A few times hatcheries didn't include the NPIP papers themselves. Even my birds were sold to exhibitors, all my birds were tyhoid/pullorum/MG/MS free tested by their vets and repeated buyers as well.
If one wants to have a MG or MS free birds, a vet certificate with proof of tests being done on the flock or on the bird being purchased (provided by the seller) that would give me a sense of some security. Other than that, we make do what we have and use common sense.
Halo, it is starting to be that way for me now. Before I thought NPIP would mean something important but really, no. Yep, it was a sense of security for me until I talked and read as much as I can about NPIP and how people "fly under the radar" and still be NPIP and for those who are not NPIP, like myself, I shipped birds a few years ago without any problems nor the USPS would do any reinforcement on certifiying birds or checking for NPIP. A few times hatcheries didn't include the NPIP papers themselves. Even my birds were sold to exhibitors, all my birds were tyhoid/pullorum/MG/MS free tested by their vets and repeated buyers as well.
If one wants to have a MG or MS free birds, a vet certificate with proof of tests being done on the flock or on the bird being purchased (provided by the seller) that would give me a sense of some security. Other than that, we make do what we have and use common sense.