Disease control

1. Anthrax. a. Cattle susceptible to anthrax located on farms where anthrax has been diagnosed must be vaccinated. Animals shall be quarantined for thirty days after the death of the last animal or thirty days following vaccination, whichever occurs last. b. Sale of hides removed from cattle infected with anthrax is prohibited. 2. Brucellosis. a. The recommended brucellosis eradication uniform methods and rules as they appear in publication of USDA-APHIS-VS are hereby adopted and constitute a rule of the board, unless otherwise ordered by the board. b. Condemnation of infected cattle. (1) The state veterinarian shall determine when an animal is infected with brucellosis, and if infected, shall condemn the animal. (2) Cattle that are condemned due to brucellosis must be marked in accordance with a method prescribed by the state veterinarian. (3) Animals must be slaughtered within thirty days following condemnation. c. Brucellosis vaccination of calves. (1) Female bovine animals may be vaccinated from four through twelve months (one hundred twenty through three hundred sixty-five days) of age with a vaccine approved by the state veterinarian. (2) Vaccinated animals must be marked in accordance with a method approved by the state veterinarian. (3) The accredited veterinarian shall submit reports of vaccination on the appropriate form provided by USDA-APHIS-VS, to the board within thirty days. d. Sale of cattle out of brucellosis-infected herds. Herds of cattle infected with brucellosis must be quarantined, with the quarantine prohibiting sale of all intact bulls and females, except to licensed, monitored feedlots or for immediate slaughter, under written permit. Such cattle must be held separate and apart. The state veterinarian may grant an exception to the quarantine by official permit based upon an epidemiological risk assessment. e. Collection of milk or cream samples. Collection of milk and cream samples for conducting the brucellosis ring test is required. A producer of cream or milk shall furnish samples of the cream or milk to an agent of the board and, upon request, shall allow board agents to enter the premises and collect samples. 3. Tuberculosis. a. Uniform methods and rules - Tuberculosis. The current uniform methods and rules on bovine tuberculosis eradication as they appear in publication of USDA-APHIS-VS are hereby adopted and constitute a rule of the board, unless otherwise ordered by the board. b. Condemnation of infected cattle. (1) The state veterinarian shall determine when an animal is infected with tuberculosis, and if infected, shall condemn the animal. (2) Cattle that are determined to be infected with tuberculosis must be marked in accordance with a method prescribed by the state veterinarian. (3) Animals must be slaughtered within thirty days following condemnation. c. Reactors to tuberculosis must be accompanied by the proper official permit and are to be slaughtered in slaughter establishments under the supervision of the federal government or in another facility approved by the state veterinarian.