USDA amends National Poultry Improvement Plan - WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has amended the National Poultry Improvement Plan and its auxiliary provisions by providing new or modified sampling and testing procedures for plan participants and participating flocks.

The changes were voted on and approved by the voting delegates at the National Poultry Improvement Plan's 2002 National Plan Conference. These changes will keep the provisions of the plan current with changes in the poultry industry and provide for the use of new sampling and testing procedures.

This final rule is scheduled for publication in the Nov. 14 Register and becomes effective on Dec. 15. APHIS documents published in the Federal Register and related information, including names of organizations and individuals who have commented on APHIS dockets, are available on the Internet at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppd/rad/webrepor.html.

Source: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service - 18th November 2003