345 IAC 3-5.1-8 Pseudorabies requirements for feeder pigs

Sec. 8. (a) All feeder pigs sold in Indiana except those exempted by the Indiana state veterinarian must originate from herds that have been tested for Pseudorabies and have been found negative by the following method: (1) Breeding herd test as follows: (A) All swine in the herd over six (6) months of age are subject to the test. (B) In herds of ten (10) sows or less, all are tested. (C) In herds of eleven (11) to thirty-five (35) sows, ten (10) are tested. (D) In herds of thirty-six (36) or more sows, thirty percent (30%) or thirty (30) sows (whichever is less) will be tested. (E) Herd owner is responsible for submitting the laboratory results on the number of animals indicated to the office of the state veterinarian. (F) Purchased additions are not considered to be part of the herd for monitoring purposes until sixty (60) days after entry. (G) The breeding herd must be tested annually and be found negative prior to the anniversary date. (2) The effective date is January 1, 1990. (b) All feeder pigs sold in Indiana shall be quarantined to the purchaser's premises until sold for slaughter except the following: (1) Feeder pigs directly from a PRV-qualified herd, which are not intermingled with swine of unknown status. (2) Feeder pigs consigned to a licensed concentration point may be moved to feeding premises within seventy-two (72) hours provided a permit is obtained from the Indiana state veterinarian. The swine when moved from a concentration point shall be quarantined to purchaser's premises until sold for slaughter. (c) All feeder pigs sold through markets or feeder pig concentration points shall be quarantined to the purchaser's premises until sold for slaughter except the following: (1) Interstate movement will be allowed if a letter of permission from the state regulatory official of state of destination is received by the Indiana state veterinarian. (2) Lots of feeder pigs may be released for resale thirty (30) days after being purchased if all swine on the premises have a negative Pseudorabies test. (3) Exigent circumstances as determined by the state veterinarian with special permit. (d) Imported feeder pigs shall originate from a state where the reporting of Pseudorabies is mandatory and where all known-infected herds are quarantined. In addition, requirements for all imported feeder pigs shall be as follows: (1) Quarantined to the premises of the consignee until sold directly to approved slaughter markets, or consigned to a licensed concentration point where they may be moved to feeding premises within seventy-two (72) hours provided a permit is obtained from the Indiana state veterinarian. The swine, when moved from a concentration point, shall be quarantined to the purchaser's premises until sold to an approved slaughter market. (2) Found negative for Pseudorabies by: (A) an annual official Pseudorabies test on the designated percentage of breeding swine over six (6) months of age as outlined in subsection (a); or (B) being shipped from a Stage III, IV, or V state.