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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 Tritrichomonas 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 Tritrichomonas 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 Tritrichomonas foetus bulls will be identified
with official identification.
(4)All slaughter bulls removed from the herd must
be tested for Tritrichomonas 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 Tritrichomonas foetus infected herd. Female
herd additions must originate from a certified Tritrichomonas foetus
free herd or qualify in one of the following categories:
(A)calf at side and no exposure to other than known
negative Tritrichomonas 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
Tritrichomonas 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 Tritrichomonas
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 adoption and found it to be a valid exercise of the agency's
legal authority.
Filed with the Office
of the Secretary of State on December 7, 2022
TRD-202204859 Myra Sines
Chief of Staff
Texas Animal Health
Commission
Effective date: December 27, 2022
Proposal publication date: October 7, 2022
For further information, please call: (512) 719-0724
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