Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 40-13-4-.09 - Swine Pseudorabies Eradication Requirements
(1) The Georgia Department of Agriculture
adopts the Pseudorabies Eradication State-Federal-Industry Programs Standards
in effect by the United States Department of Agriculture. Said Program
Standards are on file in the office of the State Veterinarian and are available
upon request. The State Veterinarian reserves the option of applying rules that
may exceed the minimum set forth in the Program Standards.
(2) Movement of swine into Georgia shall be
in accordance with the recommendation of the USDA Pseudorabies Eradication
State-Federal-Industry Program Standards and the rules established by the
Georgia Department of Agriculture.
(3) Official Tests: Only tests which have
been conducted in the State/Federal Brucellosis Laboratory or a laboratory
approved by the State Veterinarian will be considered official tests. All blood
samples and completed test records must be submitted to the appropriate
laboratory within five (5) business days following collection. No person shall
remove, deface, alter or otherwise change any official permanent mark, tattoo,
tag or other official identification on any swine.
(4) Individual Herd Qualification: Individual
herds may be designated as Qualified Pseudorabies-Negative by complying with
the Program Standards.
(5)
Pseudorabies Vaccine: The State Veterinarian controls the use and distribution
of pseudorabies vaccine in Georgia. The use of vaccine and each shipment of
vaccine into Georgia must be approved in writing by the State
Veterinarian.
(6) Depopulation:
Swine herds affected with pseudorabies are required to depopulate unless an
exemption is given by the State Veterinarian.
(7) Affected Herds: All herds affected with
pseudorabies will be quarantined. Any person who owns or has custody or control
of any swine affected with pseudorabies or known positive animals to an
official pseudorabies test shall isolate such animals from all other livestock
in Georgia. All herds and premises related by common ownership or management
will be quarantined when positives are disclosed in a herd. The affected herd
quarantine will be released no sooner than thirty (30) days following
depopulation or upon completion of a negative complete herd test performed no
sooner than thirty (30) days after the last positive animal was removed from
the premise. A complete herd test may be required following release of the
quarantine if determined necessary by the State Veterinarian and the USDA. All
swine in an affected herd must be identified by an official eartag. A permit
from the USDA or the Georgia Department of Agriculture must accompany animals
moved from a quarantined herd. Herds quarantined because of an association with
an affected herd by common ownership or management in which no positives have
been disclosed may qualify for a conditional quarantine release after one
negative complete herd test with the approval of the State Veterinarian and the
USDA.
(8) At-Risk Herds: Swine
disclosed in an epidemiological investigation to be at-risk of pseudorabies
infection will be quarantined. At-risk herds, including feeding operations,
within a two-mile radius of an affected herd must be tested within sixty (60)
days following disclosure of the affected herd. The State Veterinarian and the
USDA will develop a herd plan to eliminate the risk of pseudorabies in these
animals.
(9) Post-Quarantine
Releasing Test: All swine released from quarantine and all swine on a premise
previously quarantined for pseudorabies may be retested as determined necessary
by the State Veterinarian and the USDA.
(10) Owner's Responsibility: It shall be the
responsibility of the herd owner to provide the necessary facilities and labor
to facilitate the testing of all eligible swine. If a herd owner fails to
implement or comply with an approved herd plan, the State Veterinarian may
require the herd to be depopulated.
(11) Cleaning and Disinfecting: Affected
premises shall be cleaned and disinfected in accordance with instruction of the
State Veterinarian and the USDA.
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