Enrollment Requirements. Herd owners who enroll in the Trichomoniasis
Herd Certification Program shall sign a herd agreement with the commission
and maintain the herd in accordance with the herd agreement and following
conditions:
(1) All non-virgin breeding bulls shall be tested annually
for T. foetus for three consecutive years as required by the herd
agreement.
(2) During the three year inception period, all non-virgin
breeding bulls that are sold, leased, gifted, exchanged or otherwise
change possession shall be tested for T. foetus within 30 days prior
to such change in possession. The test must be completed and test
results known prior to the time a bull(s) is physically transferred
to the receiving premises or herd.
(3) Negative T. foetus bulls will be identified with
official identification.
(4) All slaughter bulls removed from the herd must
be tested for T. foetus. The test may be performed at a slaughter
facility if prior arrangement with a certified veterinarian and an
appropriate agreement with the slaughter facility management is made.
(5) Bovine females added to a certified herd shall
not originate from a known T. foetus infected herd. Female herd additions
must originate from a certified T. foetus free herd or qualify in
one of the following categories:
(A) calf at side and no exposure to other than known
negative T. foetus bulls;
(B) checked by an accredited veterinarian, at least
120 days pregnant and so recorded;
(C) virgin; or
(D) heifers exposed as virgins only to known negative
T. foetus infected bulls and not yet 120 days pregnant.
(6) Records must be maintained for all tests including
all non-virgin bulls entering the herd and made available for inspection
by a designated accredited veterinarian or state animal health official.
(7) All non-virgin bulls shall be tested for T. foetus
every two years after the initial three year inception period to maintain
certification status.
(8) Herd premises must have perimeter fencing adequate
to prevent ingress or egress of cattle.
(9) All bulls originating from a Trichomoniasis Certified
Free Herd that is maintained in accordance with this section and the
herd agreement are exempt from the testing requirement found in §38.2
of this chapter (relating to General Requirements).
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §38.8 adopted to be effective July 13, 2010, 35 TexReg 6062; amended to be effective August 14, 2011, 36 TexReg 5090; amended to be effective October 9, 2014, 39 TexReg 7911 |
