Figure: 4 TAC §162.3(3)(B)

Year Size of Flock Number Tested
First More than 2,000 25% of flock
  500 – 2,000 500
  Less than 500 All in flock
Second More than 2,000 20% of flock
  400 – 2,000 400
  Less than 400 All in flock
Third More than 2,000 15% of flock
  300 – 2,000 300
  Less than 300 All in flock
Fourth More than 2,000 10% of flock
  200 – 2,000 200
  Less than 200 All in flock
Fifth More than 2,000 5.0% of flock
  100 – 2,000 100
  Less than 100 All in flock

The amount of testing in multiplier flocks will be based on origin of the flock, the present testing program, and the number of years of continuous operation without evidence of pullorum or typhoid in a hatchery supply flock or in progeny from the hatchery.