National Poultry Improvement Plan: 2004 Directory of Participants Handling Egg-Type and Meat-Type Chickens and Turkeys

摘要

The Plan is implemented by State authorities in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in administering regulations for the improvement of poultry, poultry products, and hatcheries. Authority for the administration of the Plan is now contained in the Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944, as amended (7 U.S.C. 429). Provisions of the Plan are changed from time to time to conform with the development of the industry and with new information as it becomes available. These changes are based on recommendations made at the biennial national Plan conferences by official delegates representing participating breeders, hatcheries, and flock owners from all cooperating States. Current provisions of the Plan are contained in a publication entitled 'The National Poultry Improvement Plan and Auxiliary Provisions.'