Section 345 IAC 2.5-3-8 - Source herds and exposed animalsAuthority: IC 15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17-3-13; IC 15-17-7
Sec. 8.
(a) The state veterinarian shall quarantine a herd that is the source of an animal that tests positive for tuberculosis at slaughter. The source herd shall be tested for tuberculosis as directed by the state veterinarian.(b) Testing of herds that are the source of animals found to have lesions of tuberculosis at slaughter shall be by state or federal veterinarians. The caudal fold tuberculin (CFT) test shall be used, and, if the herd is identified as the herd of origin, animals responding to the CFT test shall be classified as reactors. If the herd is not positively identified as the herd of origin, animals responding to the CFT test may be retested using the CCT test or the bovine interferon gamma assay.(c) Testing of herds that are the source of animals found to be reactors in affected herds shall be by state or federal veterinarians using the caudal fold tuberculin (CFT) test. Responding animals may be classified as reactors. Animals classified as suspects may be retested by the CCT test or the bovine interferon gamma assay.(d) The state veterinarian shall quarantine herds containing known tuberculosis exposed animals until the tuberculosis status of the exposed animals has been determined by at least one (1) negative cervical tuberculin test or by postmortem examination. Indiana State Board of Animal Health; 345 IAC 2.5-3-8; filed Apr 13, 2005, 12:30 p.m.: 28 IR 2684; readopted filed Nov 1, 2011, 3:50 p.m.: 20111130-IR-345110312RFAReadopted filed 7/17/2017, 9:06 a.m.: 20170816-IR-345170165RFAReadopted filed 10/4/2023, 9:15 a.m.: 20231101-IR-345230625RFA