Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4 Western Australia, Series 4
Volume 3
Number 9 1962 Article 14
1-1-1962
Pullorum tested poultry flocks : 1962 Pullorum tested poultry flocks : 1962
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PULLORUM TESTED POULTRY FLOCKS, 1962
T HIS year's pullorum tests of poultry flocks have revealed the lowest incidence of reactors since the tests began. Results are recorded below.
Early in 1955, an amendment to the Stock Diseases Act made blood-testing compulsory for all commercial breeding and hatchery flocks of poultry. It was required that the incidence of infection, as determined by the last test before the commencement of hatching, must be less than 2 per cent.
For the seven years 1948-54 when blood- testing was on a voluntary basis the aver- age percentages of reactors were 5.43;
5.65; 5.95; 3.37; 2.53; 1.36 and 0.77 respectively.
This year's test showed an average reaction of only 0.13 per cent.—the lowest figure to be recorded. The 1961 figure was 0.14 per cent.
Only 197 reactors were found in a total of 150,800 birds tested and 20 of the 63 flocks tested were free of reactors. Only one flock had to be tested twice.
It is of interest to note that there was an increase of about 20,000 birds tested during 1962 as compared with last year. Some of this increase is due to the development of the broiler industry and it is estimated that about 20,000 birds tested for pullorum disease were raised solely for the production of poultry meat.
A further 18,000 breeding birds used for the production of meat chickens will be tested later in the year. Previously all breeding stock was tested during the period between January and June.
All chicks sold in Western Australia must be hatched from eggs derived from pullorum tested stock.
The breeds of poultry in the various flocks are indicated by the following abbreviations:—
Australorp, A; White Leghorn, WL; First Cross, FX; Rhode Island Red, RIR;
Light Sussex, LS; Langshan, L; New Hampshire, NH; Various Breeds, VB;
Meat Breed, M.
Xame and Address
Adams, W. T., Bullsbrook ....
Angel, L. T., Mt. Helena ....
Barker, G., Widgee Eoad, Mor- ley Park
Barnett, T., Cowaramup Bell, C. J., Grand Promenade,
Bedford Park
Bell, N. A., Abernethy Road, Cloverdale
Bloomfleld, H., Great Eastern Highway, Xortham Brown, H., Kenwiek Carter, H. J. A N. H., Eva
Street. Maddington Catherall, W. H. A G. E. F.,
Taylor Street, Maida Vale Chalmers, F. E., Ancanthns
Road, Riverton
Chalmers, H., Aneanthas Road, Riverton
Charlton, A., Spring Road, Kenwiek
Cole, B., Railway Avenne, Kelmscott
Cole, H., Division Street, Welsh- pool
Collins, H., Epsom Avenne, Redeliffe
Cordon, T., Troy Street, Bas- sendean
Cook, W. A., Welshpool Road, Welshpool
Dabelstein, E. T., Tpres Road, Kelmscott
Davey, A. E. A- I., Eleventh Road, Armadale
Davey, A. G., Mundijong ....
Diamond Farm, Wanneroo road, Wanneroo
Fawkes, M., Wyatt Road, Bays- water
Fenton, R., Jandakot Gardiner, C, Division Street,
Welshpool
Gates, A. S., King Edward Road, Osborne Park
Hall, J. A., Wharf Street, Queeni Park
Hampton, A., Scott Street, Kew- dale
Hedges, J., President Street, Kewdale
Heggie, L., Wanneroo Road, Wanneroo
Hickson, R., Amherst Road, Swan View
Honlt, D., Kalamunda Road, Maida Vale
Hunter Bros., Oats Street, Kew- dale
Keenc, K , Great Eastern High- way. Redeliffe
Kendall, L., Victoria Street, Guildford
Kowald, A. T., Katanning ....
Lucas, K., Margaret Road, Glen Forrest
Mercer, B. M., Onangara Road, Wanneroo
Miles, R., Wanneroo Road, Wanneroo
McAuIiffe, K., Katanning McGrath, W., May Street, Kew-
dale
McGregor, E. M., Cranium Btrect, Kewdale
Breeds
WL, A WL, A A, WL, M...
WL, A, LS, RIR WL, A, M ....
WL, A, M, RIR A A
WL, RIR ....
A, WL, FX A, WL WL A, W, FX ....
A A, WL A. RIR, WL,
M A, WL WL, A,FX. . A, WL, RIR SA, WL, M....
WL.RIR, VB, M M
A, WL, SI ....
A, WL, FX A, WL, RIB,
FX A, WL, FX....
A, WL, FX A, WL, M ....
A, WL A, WL, M A, WL A, WL, KIR,
M A, WL WL, XH ...
RIR, A ....
A, WL A, WL, RIR A, WL A, WL, M ....
A, WL A, WL, M ....
A, WL
Total Birds Tested
1,816 2,857 3,621 430 3,084 13,189 584 292 1,533 1,772 2,293 1,817 5,577 1,844 1,448 2,483 1,600 2,920 2,045 4,477 1,094 7,374 6,154 1,511 1,839 1,939 775 17,758 1,435 2,986 1,024 5,008 1,573 2,324 175 389 391 1,018 3,139 173 903 1,522
Percent- age of Reactors 0 1 6 0-08
0-23 0-13
0 0 9 0 1 3
0 1 6 0-11
0 1 3 0-05 0-33 0-09 0 0 5 0-08 0 0 6 0-16 0 0 5
0 0 6 0-62 0 0 7
0 1 6
0 1 7
0-26 0-77 0-29 0-22 0 1 7 0-26
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Xame and Address
Onghton, A. W., Maida Vale Road, Forrestfteld Parin, A., Wanneroo Pierce, P. C, Kenmore Avenue,
Bayswater
Porter, L. S., Xarrogin Porter, R., Kingsway Hoad,
Wanneroo
Beid, J., Widgee Road, Morlev Park
Boberts, S. J., Conn Street, Carlisle
Royaards, W., 9 Mile, Wan- neroo
Scudds, J., Fitzgerald Street, Beechboro
Sears, G., Wanneroo Boad, Wanneroo
Singleton, E., Jandakot Smith, V. ST., Bailey Boad,
Glen Forrest
Spackman, B . J., Keymer Street, Belmont
Swannell, K. A. Macedonia Street, Xaval Base Tyler, A.. Fitzgerald Street,
Bayswater
TJpson & Son, Pemberton . . Wear, R., Kew Street, Kewdale Webb, A. S., Maida Vale Whittaker, C. E., Yale Boad,
Kenwick
Woodard, H., Hughes Street, Canning Vale
Yates, A., Fulham Street, Cloverdale
ToUl
Breeds
A, WL, FX A, WL A, WL A, WL, M _..
A, WL A, WL, RIR A, WL A, WL A, WL, FX A, WL A, WL, FX WL, RIR, A A, VB WL WL, A A, WL, FX A, WL R I B A, WL A, WL A, WL, M
Total Birds Tested
896 1.446 440 2,953 1,331 1,564 2,530 1,342 4,270 1,934 8 7 8 428 57 2,097 1,792 2,237 133 87 2,907 2,993 2,394 150,800
Percent- age of Reactors
0-14 0-45 0 1 3 0-51 0-37 0-18 0-26 0-23 0-46
0 0 9 0 0 5
1 15 0 0 3 0-33 0-13
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