The National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) is a voluntary partnership between the industry and State and Federal governments. Poultry producers have worked with USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and various State governments and State Poultry Associations to create a system that has significantly reduced animal disease, improved animal and human health, and created a continuing surveillance system for potential poultry health problems.
Through the NPIP, poultry producers earn certain classifications for their products (eggs and/or birds) based on meeting specific management and disease testing requirements. States administer the NPIP, while the Federal Government provides leadership and oversight. This voluntary partnership has become the recognized standard by which U.S. poultry producers demonstrate the disease status of their birds and eggs for shipment and sale.
Center for Food Security and Public Health