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)[(a)] All [The owner of all] non-virgin breeding bulls shall [sign an agreement with the Commission and] be tested annually for T. foetus for [the] three [(3)] consecutive years as required by the herd agreement [following the adoption of this rule]. (2)[(b)] During the three [(3) ] year inception period, all non-virgin breeding bulls that are sold [with changes of ownership], leased, gifted, exchanged [rented] or otherwise change possession shall be tested for T. foetus within 30 days prior to such change in possession. The test must [will] be completed and test results known prior to the time a bull(s) is physically transferred to the receiving premises or herd. (3)[(c)] Negative T. foetus bulls will be identified with [the] official identification. (4)[(d)] All slaughter bulls removed from the herd must [will] 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)[(e)] 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)[(1)] calf at side and no exposure to other than known negative T. foetus bulls; (B)[(2)] checked by an accredited veterinarian, at least 120 days pregnant and so recorded; (C)[(3)] virgin; or (D)[(4)] heifers exposed as virgins only to known negative T. foetus infected bulls and not yet 120 days pregnant. (6)[(f)] Records must be maintained for all tests including all non-virgin bulls entering the herd and made available for inspection by a designated [designed] accredited veterinarian or state animal health official. (7)[(g)] All non-virgin [ non virgin] bulls shall be tested for T. foetus every two [(2) ] years after the initial three year inception period [ thereafter] 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).
The agency certifies that legal counsel has
reviewed the proposal and found it to be within the state agency's
legal authority to adopt.
Filed with the Office
of the Secretary of State on May 21, 2014
TRD-201402389 Gene Snelson
General Counsel
Texas Animal Health Commission
Earliest possible date of adoption: July 6, 2014
For further information, please call: (512) 719-0724
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