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 Trichomonas foetus [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 Trichomonas
foetus [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 Trichomonas
foetus [T. foetus] bulls will be identified
with official identification.
(4)All slaughter bulls removed from the herd must
be tested for Trichomonas foetus [
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 Trichomonas
foetus [T. foetus] infected herd. Female herd
additions must originate from a certified Trichomonas
foetus [T. foetus] free herd or qualify in
one of the following categories:
(A)calf at side and no exposure to other than known
negative Trichomonas foetus [
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 Trichomonas foetus [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 Trichomonas foetus [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).
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 September 23, 2022
TRD-202203857 Mary Luedeker
General Counsel
Texas Animal Health Commission
Earliest possible date of adoption: November 6, 2022
For further information, please call: (512) 719-0718
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