La. Admin. Code tit. 7 § XXI-741

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

Section XXI-741 - Routine Testing of Dairy Herds (Formerly Section 333)

A. All dairy herds in Louisiana shall be tested for Mycoplasma bovis, ("Mycoplasma"), which causes an incurable form of mastitis in dairy cattle, in accordance with the following provisions.

1. The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry, ("department"), shall collect milk samples from a bulk tank sample collected by the milk hauler.

2. The department shall forward the samples to the Mastitis Lab at the Hill Farm Research Station ("HFRS") in Homer, Louisiana for testing.

3. HFRS shall forward the test report for each dairy herd to the department and to the owner of the dairy herd.

B. If a sample from a dairy herd tests positive for Mycoplasma mastitis the department shall collect a second sample directly from the bulk tank holding the dairy herd's milk and send the sample to HFRS for testing. HFRS will send the test result directly to the department, who will then notify the dairy herd's owner of the test results.

C. All dairy herds shall be tested monthly for 12 months. Any dairy herd that tests negative each month for 12 months will then be tested quarterly so long as each test is negative for Mycoplasma mastitis.

La. Admin. Code tit. 7, § XXI-741

Promulgated by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Livestock Sanitary Board, LR 30:1141 (June 2004), repromulgated by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Animal Health and Food Safety and the Board of Animal Health, LR 40:957 (May 2014).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 3:2093 and R.S. 3:2224.