La. Admin. Code tit. 7 § XXI-721

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section XXI-721 - Identification and Movement of Cattle Reacting to the Brucellosis Test (Formerly Section 317)

A. All cattle showing a positive reaction to the Brucellosis test shall be immediately branded on the left jaw with a hot B brand no less than 3 inches in height. In addition, a reactor tag shall be placed in the left ear. (Reactors should be slaughtered as soon as possible; however, slaughter may be delayed for 45 days after the date of test provided the animals have been identified and branded and separated from the remainder of the herd. A 45-day delay in slaughter of Brucellosis reactors nullifies owner's eligibility for federal indemnity which requires slaughter within 15 days from the date the animal is tagged and branded as a reactive.)

B. All Brucellosis reactors moving from the quarantined premises must be accompanied by Form VS 1-27. These movements shall be limited to slaughter establishments specifically approved to handle Brucellosis reactors or to approved livestock auction markets to be offered for sale specifically approved slaughter establishments only.

La. Admin. Code tit. 7, § XXI-721

Promulgated by the Department of Agriculture, Livestock Sanitary Board, LR 11:239 (March 1985), amended LR 11:615 (June 1985), repromulgated by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Animal Health and Food Safety and the Board of Animal Health, LR 40:952 (May 2014).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 3:2093, R.S. 3:2226 and R.S. 3:2227.