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NPIP certification is it worth it
Jean:
Kim,
What are they charging you $50.00 per year for? The test is a yearly test.
If you do decide to get certified, I would recommend getting the AI testing done also on a quarterly basis. This puts you in the AI free category which most State require when shipping in and to get those permits. It also provides coverage should there be an outbreak of AI and the come to \"cull\" your flock. You will get $$$ to replace your flock.
mustangsaguaro:
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Entry permits before shipping:
Alaska
Connecticut
Illinois
Kansas
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Texas
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Are these entry permits for live birds or eggs too? I know Texas is pretty strict.
Jean:
New Hampshire is for started birds. RI, the purchaser must get permit and Texas is for all hatching eggs and birds. You must also get a CVI for started birds in TX.
All the rest are for everything entering.
mustangsaguaro:
--- Quote from: Jean ---Kim,
What are they charging you $50.00 per year for? The test is a yearly test.
If you do decide to get certified, I would recommend getting the AI testing done also on a quarterly basis. This puts you in the AI free category which most State require when shipping in and to get those permits. It also provides coverage should there be an outbreak of AI and the come to \"cull\" your flock. You will get $$$ to replace your flock.
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Actually it is $100/yr. $50 twice a year. When I called to get info last year about this the lady was very nice and helpful. And sent me a packet in the mail which I still have. They test for obviously pullorum/typhoid and AI. Those blood tests are actually free of charge as the state has a grant for the blood tests. But to actually get the NPIP cert. I guess once the test are done the state vet or an inspector comes out and inspects your facility to make sure everything is up to par. I guess that\'s what the $100/yr is. Perhaps I should give them a call or email tomorrow and find out exactly what the $100 entails.
Remember I am in Ca. and they get you for every little thing out here. THe state needs the money. And I guess that\'s one way to get money the state needs.
Jean:
My State charges $85.00 an hour from the time the vet leaves the facility he works out of. This is over two hours away from me. They also are charging a per diem....
I get around this charge by having my site inspection (which is a once a year thing, not twice) by having it done when the vet is doing the AI testing. All of the charges associated with the AI program should be included in the Federal funding.
I argued and fought with the State when they first started charging by the hour and now they let me use a vet tech from my veterinarians office to pull blood and I send it in to the State Lab for the pullorum tests. They didn\'t want me to quit the program.
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