Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 507-3-.03 - Qualification
(1) To qualify
under the plan, a participating flock must meet the pullorum-typhoid
classification of the hatchery or dealer to which it is supply hatching
eggs.
(2) A Ga. U. S. Approved
flock shall be any affiliated flock that is participating in the National
Poultry Improvement Plan or the National Turkey Improvement Plan through an
agreement with a Ga. U. S. Approved hatchery or dealer, and is acceptable to
the official state agency. Such flocks shall meet the selection requirements of
constitutional vigor, absence of serious physical deformities, and display
characteristics for meat and/or egg production. In pure-bred flocks the
selection shall be consistent with the characteristics of the breed. In
cross-bred or cross-mated flocks for broiler chicks, a reasonable tolerance for
physical disqualifications, color variation, and defects not seriously
interfering with the value for broiler production, may be allowed.
(3) Only one breed, cross-breed, or variety
of male and one breed, cross-breed, or variety of female, shall be mated in a
Ga. U. S. Approved Flock.
(4) A
flock owner wishing to supply hatching eggs to more than one hatchery and/or
hatching egg dealer from the same farm or farms, must first qualify as a
hatching egg dealer.
Notes
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